argumentative
Example Sentences
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If you’re skeptical about how exciting a movie about the weather on D-day might be, “Pressure” takes that as a creative challenge, an argumentative stance from which to start.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
He was never petulant, argumentative or stubborn – though I knew he was easily capable of those emotions.
From Salon • Mar. 13, 2025
So there’s a theory percolating online that if you adopt the qualities of a stone, becoming impassive and bland, then you will repel the argumentative, antagonistic people in your life who are itching for conflict.
From New York Times • May 31, 2024
Ravizza moved up to the drive-thru window and became argumentative with a male employee.
From Seattle Times • May 28, 2024
Grandma Rose is sipping her tea slowly, and I can almost sense her counting to ten—advice she gives to argumentative Carver students.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
Vocabulary lists containing argumentative
Common Core Grades 7–8, List 1
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Common Core Grade 6, List 1
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Common Core Grades 9–10, List 1
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