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
  • 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
  • Fed officials can argue that two out of three ain’t bad, as Meat Loaf sang.
    — James MacKintosh, WSJ, 15 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • Republicans have argued that the fault lies with the Democrats for not sending the bills to Whitmer’s desk.
    — Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Jan. 2025
  • 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 woman argued with a male on the scene before the other woman began to argue with her.
    — cleveland, 9 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • Her son can be heard continuing to argue his case in the background.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
  • And people can argue about Babylon, but not about its score, which is amazing.
    — Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Some experts now argue the worst is over and that the inflation that has soured the economy is nearly fixed.
    — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The lawmakers argued that the same law should apply to the software companies.
    — Julie Zauzmer Weil, Washington Post, 12 July 2023
  • But teenagers are entitled to a hearing where their lawyer can argue for a shorter term.
    — CBS News, 24 Oct. 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Critics argue the spending has gotten out of hand, while services haven’t improved.
    — Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025

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