disputatious

Example Sentences

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“Stereophonic,” an acclaimed behind-the-music play about a disputatious band recording a studio album, will transfer to Broadway this spring following a buzzy and sold-out Off Broadway run.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2024

Private, internal anger at his failings was a good thing, he claimed, a "disputatious culture" better than a "quietly acquiescent" one.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2023

I grew up in a very disputatious household.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2023

Rather, he contended, in our “relatively permissive, often disputatious, society,” public schools must permit robust, rollicking debate because that democratic value is “the basis of our national strength.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 30, 2021

The closest I ever got was one day when he was escorted down from the mess hall after an argument with the disputatious Officer Colon, who was always stirring things up.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover