polemic

Example Sentences

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But this is a work of history, not a polemic.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2025

In every race, in every discussion, in every polemic, there is always a good power and a bad power, good guys and bad guys.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2023

What Rufo is talking about is a classic bait-and-switch — cutting and pasting a polemic from one place into another for a strategic advantage.

From Salon • May 30, 2023

Though raising serious questions about the way history is written, and by whom, “The Lost King” isn’t a polemic, or even a biopic.

From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2023

Bobby wanted the film to be a polemic,, not a biography—and he certainly didn’t want it to be about his bodyguard.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady