Sample sentences for CONTROVERSY

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Definition

disagreement — especially regarding a public issue that arouses strong feelings

controversy = disagreement

controversy = disagreement

A civilization in which there is not a continuous controversy about important issues is on the way to totalitarianism and death.
Robert Maynard Hutchins
It will start a controversy that will be worth thousands to you just in advertising.
Jack London -- Martin Eden
In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved
The Bill Of Rights
During a controversy of this character, Jeems Cunningham testified that his mother spelled it Cunningham on deeds and things, but she was really a Coningham, she was an uncertain speller, a seldom reader, and was given to looking far away sometimes when she sat on the front gallery in the evening.
Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird

controversy = disagreement

Don't step on the toes of the dog-lovers, the cat-lovers, doctors, lawyers, merchants, chiefs, Mormons, Baptists, Unitarians, second-generation Chinese, Swedes, Italians, Germans, Texans, Brooklynites, Irishmen, people from Oregon or Mexico. ... The bigger your market, Montag, the less you handle controversy, remember that!
Ray Bradbury -- Fahrenheit 451

controversy = disputes where there is strong disagreement

Though 85 percent of Joetsu residents donated to the park fund, the plan generated heated controversy.
Laura Hillenbrand -- Unbroken
For a detailed account of the contamination controversy, see A Conspiracy of Cells, by Michael Gold.
Rebecca Skloot -- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Fyfe's response, though, was to sidestep that controversy and conduct a study.
Malcolm Gladwell -- Blink
Avoid controversy and argument.
John Gardner -- The Sunlight Dialogues
Aiming for controversy, are we?
John Green -- Looking for Alaska
When the others find out about Mink's latest caper, there is a period of prolonged controversy, animosity, litigation and disgrace.
Don DeLillo -- White Noise
The only controversy came when Brandon Spikes tried to poke a guy in the eye.
Tim Tebow -- Through My Eyes
Prithee, Kate, let's stand aside and see the end of this controversy.
William Shakespeare -- The Taming of the Shrew
This argument has, understandably, sparked a great deal of controversy in the popular press.
Malcolm Gladwell -- The Tipping Point
But Mr. Madison, trying so hard to contain the controversy, looked tired.
Luis J. Rodriguez -- Always Running
There'll be plenty of erudite controversy you can be sure!
Eugene Ionesco -- Rhinoceros
It was the cause of bitter controversies.
Jostein Gaarder -- Sophie's World
Hence she must be engaged in frequent controversies, the causes of which are essentially foreign to our concerns.
George Washington -- Washington's Farewell Address

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