Example sentences for: arguing

How can you use “arguing” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The first person to apply it to the field of consumer spending was James Duesenberry, the Harvard economist, who wrote a book in 1949 arguing that for most people, the reference group is made up of neighbors.

  • A few weeks ago, Slate 's Steven E. Landsburg wrote a column arguing that every American has got 15 cents worth of entertainment from the $40 million Ken Starr investigation.

  • In the 1980s, while Kennedy was still arguing for nationalized health care, paid for by a payroll tax, Waxman was trying to create universal coverage through the back door, by expanding Medicaid eligibility and requiring states to provide ever more extensive benefits.

  • Pfizer is challenging the breakup fee in court, arguing that the companies' boards neglected their obligation to pursue the best interests of the shareholders by undermining attempts at a hostile takeover.

  • By 1861, even Thomas Huxley was tired of arguing with people who didn't believe in evolution; "Life is too short to occupy oneself with the slaying of the slain more than once," said the eminent biologist.


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