controversially
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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They reached the final of this year's Africa Cup of Nations and, despite being beaten 1-0 by Senegal, they have been controversially awarded the title.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
The sustainability of BMW’s China performance probably continues to be the most controversially discussed topic in meetings, the bank adds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
The bank controversially concluded that their economic success had nothing to do with those interventions, which it instead described as a “costly failure.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
The next day, Jackson controversially appeared on television with his clothes still stained with King's blood, assuming the mantle of civil rights leadership.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
The progress of these investigations is traced, historically and controversially, in the second series of Maclennan's Studies in Ancient History, and it is unnecessary to deal with it in detail.
From Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia by Thomas, Northcote Whitridge
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