put up an argument
Example Sentences
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Louis Lippo, as does every man, loved to interpret, to a stranger particularly, if no native was present to put up an argument.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
Peeta's too hungry himself to put up an argument.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
And I’ve really put up an argument about the living quarters.
From Space Platform by Murray Leinster
I felt too low to put up an argument.
From The Old Die Rich by Horace Leonard Gold
Maggie she's turned pale in the gills, her mouth is hangin' open, and her eyes are bugged, but she ain't too scared to put up an argument.
From Wilt Thou Torchy by Sewell Ford
