polemic
Example Sentences
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These charming scenes show that championing one’s identity need not always be polemic.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
But this is a work of history, not a polemic.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2025
This usefully allows the material to be less of a period piece — because, happily for Sister Helen, her polemic is somewhat dated.
From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2023
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
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
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