dispute
verb (used without object)
to engage in argument or debate.
was disputing
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past progressiveof dispute.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The family said the truck payments were up to date, which is likely why he was disputing it being towed.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2024
Reade did not immediately elaborate but later said she was disputing the headline of the piece.
From Slate ● May 2, 2020
Senator John McCain, an Arizona Republican who leads the Armed Services Committee, said in an interview that no one was disputing Chief Owens’s heroism.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2017
He also said Air France-KLM was still negotiating the final version of a deal to buy Airbus A350 jets but was disputing parts of the contract.
From Reuters ● Jun. 10, 2012
"If you dismissed the cook, and I summoned you before me and bade you give me your reasons for such an action, would you not feel in your heart that I was disputing your judgment?"
From The Sturdy Oak A composite Novel of American Politics by fourteen American authors by Elizabeth Garver Jordan
