How to Use controversy in a Sentence

controversy

noun

• 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.
• Irving’s time with the Nets has been fraught with controversy and roster turnover.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2023
• These labels can create a sense of community — and controversy.
  — Elizabeth Chang, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2023
• The effect of testosterone levels on the risk of heart problems has stoked controversy among experts, Dr. Anawalt says.
  — Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 1 Feb. 2023
• The two have continued to play together this season amid the ongoing controversy but have had seven matches on their schedule forfeited.
  — Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 23 Nov. 2024
• Patrick's jump into political commentary has not been without controversy.
  — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
• The film’s press tour did amass online controversy with an apparent feud between Lively and Baldoni leaving doubt about whether the two will ever work together again.
  — Matt Minton, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
• This popularity has started to create some controversy.
  — Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Jan. 2023
• The Pike statue has been a source of controversy over the years.
  — Fox News, 20 June 2020
• The Jazz, meanwhile, have tried to stay out of the controversy.
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Apr. 2021
• This isn't the first controversy spurred by the new album.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2022
• There is some controversy over the reason for the uptick.
  — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 15 May 2018
• Bharat Biotech has faced controversy over the vaccine in the past.
  — Reuters, CNN, 3 Nov. 2021
• The 100 acres at the center of the recent controversy is all that remains of the site.
  — Desiree Stennett, Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2023
• Even the name of the telescope has been a subject of controversy.
  — Richard Panek, Scientific American, 25 Dec. 2021
• This is not the first time that the 51-year-old Turnage was the center of controversy.
  — Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
• This is one Kanye West controversy that seems to have been put to rest.
  — Kathryn Lindsay, refinery29.com, 1 May 2018
• Some fear the push and pull of the controversy will continue.
  — John Caniglia, cleveland, 21 Nov. 2020
• The controversy lasted for decades as the city fought the torture claims.
  — Marwa Eltagouri, chicagotribune.com, 26 May 2017
• The controversy is the third to go public in recent years.
  — Ruth Serven Smith | [e-mail], al, 13 Dec. 2021
• There have been ups, downs, and no lack of controversy.
  — Alyssa Hardy, Teen Vogue, 25 Aug. 2017
• Next is the soap brush, which can cause some controversy.
  — Bob Beacham, chicagotribune.com, 22 Dec. 2020
• The stakes were large, in part because the controversy was tied to a much bigger one.
  — Brooke Jarvis, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
• Here’s a look at some of the controversies Healy has been involved in throughout the years.
  — Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 5 June 2023
• The school board spent the better part of a year on the renaming controversy.
  — Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2021
• Several candidates have also been linked to controversies, and questions have been raised about some nominees’ qualifications for the country’s most important jobs.
  — Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 25 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024