controversially

[kahn-truh-vur-shuh-lee, -vur-see-uh-lee]

adverb

1. in a way that provokes, involves, or is characterized by controversy or dispute.

Example Sentences

Stopped by TV reporters outside the mountaintop jail on the outskirts of Medellin and asked if he was a friend of Escobar's, the goalkeeper controversially replied that he was.

From BBC

The Kookaburra has been controversially trialled in the County Championship since 2023 and is being used for four rounds of matches this season.

From BBC

Also playing on the Friday are Confidence Man - who replaced rap trio Kneecap on the King Tut's stage after the band were controversially dropped from the bill.

From BBC

A second goal was controversially ruled out by VAR - the only match in the Championship in which the system was used all season - and Sunderland came back to equalise.

From BBC

But in Los Angeles there was a public backlash and street protests that sometimes turned violent, prompting him to controversially send in the military to the second largest city in the US.

From BBC