Example Sentences

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Controversies have trailed Mr. Rahman for much of his life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Controversies about use of AI have dogged the San Francisco-based company, including in the entertainment business, which is worried about the technology’s implications for intellectual property and the potential displacement of jobs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2024

The Constitution limits the Court to dealing with "Cases" and "Controversies."

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2024

Controversies about student speakers have intensified in recent years.

From Washington Times • Sep. 27, 2023

Nothing, however, is more insupportable to Men of Sense, than an empty formal Man who speaks in Proverbs, and decides all Controversies with a short Sentence.

From A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time by Rhys, Ernest