controversial
Example Sentences
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After a couple of offside goals being allowed, a blatant penalty not being awarded plus various other controversial decisions, the weekend certainly brought the subject back into the public eye.
From BBC
He finished second in the 2022 U.S. championships, but was left off the Olympic team in a controversial decision.
From Los Angeles Times
Organizers recognize that integrating complex scientific guidance into policymaking, especially around emerging and sometimes controversial technologies, is essential to long term success.
From Science Daily
The use of nuclear energy as an alternative to fossil fuels is highly controversial, however, with many environmental groups warning about safety risks and the disposal of nuclear waste.
From Barron's
Sargeant is a complicated and at times controversial figure to emerge as the standard-bearer for U.S. business in Venezuela.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
