put up an argument
Example Sentences
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Peeta's too hungry himself to put up an argument.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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
I felt too low to put up an argument.
From The Old Die Rich by Gold, Horace Leonard
Arth didn't put up an argument on that.
From Unborn Tomorrow by Freas, Kelly
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 Ford, Sewell
