How to Use controversy in a Sentence

controversy

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  • A controversy arose over the new law.
  • The controversy is over whether he should be fired or not.
  • The new movie is a subject of controversy.
  • The decision aroused much controversy among the students.
  • There is controversy surrounding the team's decision to trade the star pitcher.
  • There is some controversy over the reason for the uptick.
    — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 15 May 2018
  • Even the name of the telescope has been a subject of controversy.
    — Richard Panek, Scientific American, 25 Dec. 2021
  • The Pike statue has been a source of controversy over the years.
    — Fox News, 20 June 2020
  • Some fear the push and pull of the controversy will continue.
    — John Caniglia, cleveland, 21 Nov. 2020
  • This isn't the first controversy spurred by the new album.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The controversy is the third to go public in recent years.
    — Ruth Serven Smith | Rserven@al.com, al, 13 Dec. 2021
  • The controversy lasted for decades as the city fought the torture claims.
    — Marwa Eltagouri, chicagotribune.com, 26 May 2017
  • But the software has landed it in controversy in the past.
    — Laura He, CNN, 27 Aug. 2019
  • There should not have been and there should not be any controversy.
    — Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The school board spent the better part of a year on the renaming controversy.
    — Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2021
  • Bharat Biotech has faced controversy over the vaccine in the past.
    — Reuters, CNN, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Next is the soap brush, which can cause some controversy.
    — Bob Beacham, chicagotribune.com, 22 Dec. 2020
  • That was just one of a number of controversies the group has been involved in.
    — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 9 July 2018
  • The Jazz, meanwhile, have tried to stay out of the controversy.
    — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Apr. 2021
  • But where to spend it is already the subject of deep controversy.
    — oregonlive, 22 Apr. 2022
  • There have been ups, downs, and no lack of controversy.
    — Alyssa Hardy, Teen Vogue, 25 Aug. 2017
  • But controversy can come when the celebs step into the comments.
    — Kara Brown, Marie Claire, 1 Mar. 2019
  • Read more about the school's rebranding here and more about the controversy here.
    — Ole Roy, AL.com, 2 June 2017
  • Keep a bit more of your money to yourselves and avoid controversy.
    — Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic, 6 Jan. 2021
  • And some of the new changes are already causing controversy.
    — Lois K. Solomon, Sun-Sentinel.com, 23 Mar. 2018
  • His time with the team was not without controversy, though.
    — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 3 May 2021
  • So who should be in town while controversy swirls around the Pacers?
    — J. Michael, The Indianapolis Star, 6 May 2021
  • Bosma's time at the helm has not been without controversy.
    — Chris Sikich, Indianapolis Star, 19 Nov. 2019
  • But some of his efforts have been fraught with controversy.
    — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2023
  • There is some controversy though with this look — is the suiting grey or tan?!
    — Seventeen, 24 June 2022

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