How to Use dissension in a Sentence

dissension

noun

• The incident has caused a lot of dissension within the police department.
• Religious dissension threatened to split the colony.
• Too much dissension – especially if groups form opposing camps closed off from one another – may result in violence and destroy democracy.
  — Kevin J. McMahon, The Conversation, 24 June 2024
• The odd squad: All the talk about dissension among House Democrats is a bit overblown.
  — Willie Brown, SFChronicle.com, 13 July 2019
• Sounds like a recipe for dissension, before the first bounce of the ball.
  — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 13 Aug. 2019
• Perhaps most telling was dissension that broke out in the state GOP's youth corps.
  — John Sharp, AL.com, 24 Dec. 2017
• If that’s not the case, and this causes some dissension in the locker room, then sure, do what needs to be done.
  — Michael Sykes, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2022
• The vote to approve the business plan was 6 to 3, the first time in years that board dissension resulted in a split vote.
  — Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2021
• Dear Board: The first thing to consider is what might be at the root of this person’s dissension.
  — Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com, 7 Aug. 2021
• The idea works but sews dissension among the townspeople.
  — Jeffrey Sipe, Variety, 7 Oct. 2021
• If there was any dissension in the ranks, those bad elements were gone.
  — Ari Wasserman, cleveland.com, 14 June 2017
• His ego grew, filling the space once reserved for dissension and doubt.
  — Alden Woods, azcentral, 18 Apr. 2018
• Democrats have 50 seats in the Senate leaving no room for dissension.
  — Sarah Ewall-Wice, CBS News, 13 Sep. 2021
• As with any monarchy, this could prove a recipe for intrigue and dissension.
  — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2022
• Board Over a Barrel: The first thing to consider is what might be at the root of this person’s dissension.
  — Washington Post, 28 June 2021
• Facebook was just one of the key players in the Russian effort to sow discord and dissension in the U.S. during the 2016 race.
  — CBS News, 13 Nov. 2019
• Fox News covered the dissension in Loudoun County on at least 24 broadcasts in eight weeks.
  — NBC News, 1 June 2021
• Barta said that there was no dissension in the room about putting Ohio State in that third spot despite having played just six games.
  — Jill Martin, CNN, 20 Dec. 2020
• Still, any local dissension pales next to disputes that have erupted in other parts of the globe.
  — Kristin E. Holmes, Philly.com, 12 Jan. 2018
• But Franklin faced dissension from within his own ranks.
  — Vanessa Armstrong, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
• That’s another urban legend about the dissension on the choice of song.
  — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 14 Feb. 2022
• The end of the season could not have come soon enough for the 2012 Red Sox, such was the dissension and anger under manager Bobby Valentine.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Oct. 2022
• The White House insists Shulkin left his job willingly in the face of the ethics scandal and dissension within his agency’s ranks.
  — Emily Stewart, Vox, 2 Apr. 2018
• There has been dissension among activists about how to proceed.
  — Susan Du and Reid Forgrave, Star Tribune, 4 June 2021
• But there was dissension inside town hall as to the accuracy of the report.
  — Emily Brindley, courant.com, 6 Dec. 2019
• The internal dissension was greatest among attorneys in the child abuse unit, where eight of the nine lawyers and the division chief had quit.
  — Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021
• The search, which concluded in early March, was marked by sharp dissension and hard feelings.
  — Laura Krantz, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Apr. 2018
• Something that shocks or fuels dissension can put you and others ill at ease.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive.com, 5 June 2019
• Since the 2011 Christmas Day fire in Stamford that claimed the lives of three children, the question of what caused the blaze has been a matter of legal wrangling and sharp dissension.
  — Dave Altimari, courant.com, 13 June 2017
• That could have been another thread in the show that heightened the drama and revealed more behind-the-scenes dissension that prevented the Clippers from maximizing their potential.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024

Last Updated: 15 Sep 2024