Example Sentences

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I just want them to be factually, argumentatively airtight.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2018

And what Burger did next – ordering it torn up and rebuilt in a wide U-shape – led to the court being forever reshaped, figuratively and argumentatively.

From Washington Post • Jul. 16, 2018

He spoke concisely, confidently and occasionally argumentatively, a sharp reversal of his performances in earlier debates when he appeared listless and backed away from conflict, particularly with Trump.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2016

The swearing-as-depravity trope relies argumentatively on the idea that we all start from a word-virginal state later corrupted by, well, something or other – whatever it is, it's not natural.

From The Guardian • Jul. 21, 2014

"Well, now, we'll suppose, for instance, the girl to be you," began the Squire, argumentatively.

From The Night Riders A Thrilling Story of Love, Hate and Adventure, Graphically Depicting the Tobacco Uprising in Kentucky by Wood, Henry C.