How to Use argument in a Sentence

argument

noun
  • Don't you want to hear both sides of the argument?
  • Let us accept, for the sake of argument, that she is right.
  • I don't want to hear any arguments about whether you'll go.
  • There were many arguments about the new design.
  • They settled an argument that started in class.
  • The committee presented strong arguments against building a new school.
  • His argument did not convince his opponents.
  • They made a compelling argument for our participation.
  • They were always getting into arguments about politics.
  • These arguments go around and around, like the hands on a watch.
    — Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
  • But that argument might not hold much weight in a court of law.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
  • To me, the instinct is never to try to win the argument.
    — Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
  • There’s an argument to be made that the very best time to arrive at the Dolomites is at night.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The case out of Colorado is set for oral arguments on Feb. 8.
    — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2024
  • At the heart of this argument is a piece of case law known as the dormant commerce clause.
    — Time, 12 Oct. 2022
  • The justices on Tuesday will hear arguments in the case.
    — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2023
  • There is, to be sure, a logic to the do-something argument.
    — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 3 June 2022
  • Smith said the examples the state lists in the course of study support his argument.
    — Michael Wetzel The Decatur Daily, al, 27 July 2022
  • The arguments made in favor of him now are only that Biden is worse.
    — Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Paid subscribers were able to see more of his argument ahead of the filing.
    — Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The Court will hear arguments in the case on January 10th.
    — Ian Shepherd, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • On Tuesday, the court will hear arguments in a major test of the 2nd Amendment.
    — David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Morat has little time for arguments about what punk is and isn’t.
    — Brett Martin, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Not quite an argument from a business point of view, but who doesn’t love love?
    — Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024
  • The key argument for choosing the ET-2980 is its low running costs.
    — PC Magazine, 5 June 2025
  • The third argument for men in HEAL is to provide a better service to boys and men.
    — Richard V. Reeves, Time, 19 Oct. 2022
  • The city said the argument was irrelevant in light of the home being built in 1940.
    — Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2023
  • At the core of the argument was which branch of government has the right to decide how money is spent.
    — Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2024
  • Somewhere during the evening, Ellis and the man got into an argument.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
  • One of the town’s arguments was that its fire department didn’t have the capacity to fight fires in the multistory building.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025

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