How to Use argue in a Sentence

argue

verb

• She argued against the proposed law.
• No one can argue me out of doing this.
• He's always willing to argue for what is right.
• He argued that it's far too early to make a decision.
• She argued that the proposed law should be defeated.
• She would argue with anyone.
• The senator argued in favor of lowering taxes.
• They started arguing about politics.
• The ruling allowed Kizer to argue she was justified in the killing.
  — Amy Simonson, CNN, 19 Aug. 2024
• However, critics have long argued that law enforcement is most likely to escalate these types of emergencies.
  — Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2024
• Mackenzie began arguing that hospitals and schools were demonic.
  — Alexis Okeowo, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
• Legal experts have argued charges alleging the mishandling of classified documents could be the most straightforward case.
  — David Jackson, USA TODAY, 6 June 2023
• Her Daddy and Mommy won’t mind, Williams argues, not entirely convincingly.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 19 Aug. 2024
• Newton argues that changing the city’s form of government requires a petition signed by at least 10 percent of the residents, followed by a referendum vote.
  — Joseph D. Bryant | [e-mail], al, 6 June 2023
• Human activities, the pair argued, were altering the planet faster and more dramatically than the geological forces that had shaped it for most of its history.
  — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2024
• Freeze argued that Koehl tried to leave, but Breen didn’t allow it.
  — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2023
• The Heat would argue, though, Rozier hasn’t taken enough shots.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2024
• Ever since, the right wing of the Catholic Church has argued that the Dodgers’ stance is something all good Christian soldiers must fight.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023
• Some have argued the world should have paid more attention to Ogoina’s findings from 2017.
  — Byjon Cohen, science.org, 16 Aug. 2024
• This is not to argue that Brown should, or will, divest from these companies.
  — Scott Warren, TIME, 3 May 2024
• The man can be seen arguing with the mob while officers try to keep the groups separated.
  — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 11 Nov. 2023
• The lawmakers argued that the same law should apply to the software companies.
  — Julie Zauzmer Weil, Washington Post, 12 July 2023
• The archdiocese argued that Holzman and others did not have the right to sell the nunnery, however.
  — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2023
• Barrett, Macauley’s attorney, argued during the trial that his client was at his Key Largo home with his wife the night of the murders.
  — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024
• The two began arguing as Brathwaite ordered Ayers out of the van, cops said.
  — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 2 July 2024
• Others argued that posting the video, which has racked up over 2 million views, could hurt Pietsch’s career.
  — Taylor Telford, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024
• Last year, before the charges were announced, a spokesperson for Trump argued that Daniels had, in fact, extorted him.
  — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 3 May 2024
• But Troxell’s lawyers argue that contrary to what the note said, their client’s approval was never given.
  — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2024
• If at all possible, do not argue with a mean mom, dad, or caregiver.
  — Sherri Gordon, Clc, Parents, 15 July 2024
• At the time, six board members voted in favor of delaying a vote, while District 3's James Craig argued there wasn't time left.
  — Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 9 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Sep 2024