controversially
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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The goodbye messages fueled speculation that a Boeing 747 controversially gifted to President Donald Trump by the Gulf emirate of Qatar is now due to enter service.
From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026
In nearly all of them, the soldiers are controversially portrayed as heroes defending their country and loved ones.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
But also, more controversially, warfighting to engage and neutralise threats – which Pathak calls "frontline weaponisation".
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Handel controversially wrote it for the theater, not the church.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
Nothing has been left standing controversially on my books.
From God's Good Man by Corelli, Marie
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