Example Sentences

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While Christopher Hitchens was arguing that women aren’t funny, there was West, out there being funny, a woman, and a feminist to boot.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

According to local folklore, the "hole" was formed when a giant called Wade picked up and threw earth at someone with whom he was arguing, creating the massive hollow in the landscape.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2025

There were these moves that as everyone was arguing, we would drift over to Larry.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2024

The incoming first lady was arguing with her husband about whether she could keep working as an English professor, bucking concerns that it would be too much for her to handle.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2024

One of them was arguing with a guy from the Ares cabin.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan