controversially
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Tuchel controversially left Real Madrid right-back Alexander-Arnold and Chelsea forward Palmer out of his squad for the summer tournament in North America.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
He was 14, now old enough to understand, when Pietersen was controversially dumped by England after the 2013-14 Ashes defeat.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Authorities would have powers to restrict basic freedoms such as freedom of movement and assembly and, most controversially of all, intercept communications in specific geographic areas.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Might not the NSO make a point with “Three Mediations” from “MASS,” Bernstein’s multimedia masterpiece that controversially opened Kennedy Center in 1974.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
I am compelled to say this, if I speak at all of the Arians, which I do historically rather than controversially.
From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 04 Imperial Antiquity by John Lord
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