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.
  • Jack’s response, rather than to argue with his bride, is to marry her on the spot.
    Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 5 Feb. 2023
  • This time, Reid decided to not argue with his quarterback.
    Joe Drape, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Saban argued against three-loss teams being rewarded by making it to the playoff.
    Chantz Martin, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Because there’s absolutely no way to argue that increasing this tax would reduce job creation.
    Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Some argue that writings by LLMs therefore have no meaning, only the appearance of it.
    Seth Perlow, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Some researchers even argue that trees are cooperating, with older trees passing resources to seedlings and nurturing them as a parent might.
    Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Recently, researchers used the Euclidean approach to argue that information leaks out of dying black holes.
    Quanta Magazine, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Critics argued the ban is too draconian and that lawmakers have failed to consider the positive traits of social media.
    Filip Timotija, The Hill, 28 Nov. 2024
  • While the Garlic Festival is not run by the city of Gilroy, Bozzo has argued that the city can play a role in easing its return.
    Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 28 Nov. 2024
  • First, some people might argue that the proposal is not psychologically possible.
    John Danaher, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Freeze argued that Koehl tried to leave, but Breen didn’t allow it.
    David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2023
  • All of which sounds hard to argue with, no matter how many times a cat has shredded your draperies.
    Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 21 Feb. 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
  • Some argue that the pandemic killed the demand for services and spiked the demand for goods as people could not leave their homes.
    Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Some argue that a status vote is a waste of time because Congress will never act.
    Christina D. Ponsa-Kraus / Made By History, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The archdiocese argued that Holzman and others did not have the right to sell the nunnery, however.
    Chloe Berger, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The ruling allowed Kizer to argue she was justified in the killing.
    Amy Simonson, CNN, 19 Aug. 2024

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