He began to realize that the C.D.C. was not in a good position to argue the matter. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I argued fleetingly in my discussion of pathos, the joke can do more than just perk up a drowsing audience. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

She had argued convincingly with the Thespians that they not present the wolf-themed tableaux. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The captain, who described himself as “a redneck,” was arguing for due process. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

They talk and make deals and argue until they are pretty much all in agreement on what ought to be done, and then Tata Ndu makes sure it happens that way. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t lose any more time arguing with him. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I complained and argued, even wept—oh, yes, I did—but he refused to let me go.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Newton’s culture, it could be argued, was inherently conservative and traditionalist; Newton could not have formulated the idea of a revolution even if he had wanted to. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Everybody else started taking sides—-shouting and arguing and throwing marshmallows. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

But I would argue that there is a difference between inheriting a cultural tradition, as the Norte Chico culture’s successors apparently did, and copying one, as the Olmec’s proponents argue. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

A dog barked nearby and now she could hear arguing: a hubby shouting at his wife, a tyke being slapped. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watch my mother sleepily from the edge of my bed as she argues back and forth with Dr. Hamid. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I don’t argue with Reverend Hunt, but inside I scoff at the idea. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

There was no arguing with his mom when she used that tone of voice. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

They argue back and forth until she calls for the servants to take Edel from the room. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

An Aristotelian could never argue like this: Aristotle himself did not believe the universe had a creator, and his medieval successors thought that purposiveness was part of the very fabric of nature. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

They think I'm going to meet boys at the theater, and I don't argue with them. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I just didn’t have it in me to argue Mom and Dad’s case to the world. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I try to argue but quickly get the mother glare that goes along with the mother tone. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Yet Con believed the Queen was asking them to undertake a suicide mission, though Kaede argued that he couldn’t predict the outcome. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The Keeper didn’t seem surprised, but argued all the same. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

They’re all still arguing, and my forehead breaks out in a sweat again. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Belet was arguing with her mother—I think it was about the dolphins in the swimming pool. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Both your MRI and CAT scan showed nothing out of the ordinary,” it says, looking at the clipboard—and you don’t argue, because you don’t want to be shoved back into the cannon. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

My mother didn’t argue about it, either, which made me think there must have been a good reason for steering clear of that cash. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

But I’m not about to argue with her. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“You’ll be fine,” he says, and before I can argue, he’s gone. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Amity would not allow a schism; no one in Abnegation would be so selfish; Candor would argue until they found a common solution; and even Erudite would never do something so illogical. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

At first I argued against it, saying I didn’t like working at our place. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“But we don’t even know where or what time on Saturday,” he argued. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The next day, we argue about things we’ve never argued about before. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Several other legislators responded by arguing that the point was to turn the ban against texting into its own offense. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I walked around the shop while Eliza argued with the owner about his prices. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I just want to ask my parents if my dad is going to be okay or why we don’t always have enough food in the house or why they’ve been arguing so much. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

They were conversing in low voices, perhaps arguing, and the young wife appeared worried at what her husband was saying. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

She argued that women—black and white, Southern and Northern—needed suffrage and all the rights and protections of citizenship. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

He laughed at every time he had ever been teased, every time he’d been arrested, every time his parents had argued. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I argued all up and down, but it was like the time Minerva wanted to do the hunger strike. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They broke off from Laila, and, still arguing this way, turned in to their street. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

She argued that she was more connected to God reading her Rousseau than when she was at mass listening to Padre Ignacio intoning the Nicene Creed. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Galileo makes only three references to the laws of nature, on each occasion when he is arguing against the theological objections to Copernicanism; there are no laws of nature in his more properly scientific works. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Frederick, still arguing with Powell, gave him an order: Surrender the medicine or take it back to the doctor. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, when Mom and Dad are arguing, she threatens to pack up our stuff and take me and Abbey out of the Keys to “go start a normal life.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Some might argue that in this game of chicken, whites should make the first move. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

They had set off down our driveway, arguing, while I went inside. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

The only stipulation was that he had to describe the two models impartially, without arguing in favour of the Copernican system, and restricting himself to the astronomical and mathematical arguments on both sides. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I knew there were bound to be tricks I didn’t know anything about arguing on the air. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Keep up the arguing, my grandfather says, I'll take you both down to city hall. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Some historians argue it was nevertheless too traditionalist a society, too unwilling to adopt innovations. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I do not argue with goddesses, but perhaps this one did not see the future clearly. Whatever the case, she said, ‘He will go to camp and restore your reputation there. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Occasionally my new friends and I would argue about who had had it worse during the war. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

You get better results, he argued, by not thinking too much. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

They argue that a teacher who has only been teaching here for a couple of years doesn’t have the right to pick her students and teach them for four years. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Mother and Daddy started arguing again on Sunday. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

A government employee, Johnson argued, had every right to make his case within the government. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I listen to the men argue about how to shoot to kill the most gentlemen at once. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Further notice” could easily be never if the arguing sides didn’t come up with a compromise. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

And his first publication, in 1836—with his captain— was a letter in the South African Christian Recorder arguing for increased funding for Christian missionaries. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every Tuesday we argue about the best contestant on The Voice and who deserves to advance to the next round. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Like Washington, so his defenders might have argued, Burr refused to place his own political convictions at the service of any party. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

One could argue that the revolution oppressed women, while others could argue it helped liberate them. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I could not accept such an overwhelming idea as he suggested; so, with an attempt to argue of which I was even at the moment ashamed, I said:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The boys were despondent, and argued their case to their mother. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“The paper chain is the best thing that’s ever happened to Chokecherry,” I argue. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

While her sponsors and hosts argued, Luma tried to focus on her players and their families. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Police officers are arguing with the protesters and a tall man with dreads has his hands handcuffed behind him. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

My mom and Aunt Tuti argued back and forth, which made everyone else get really quiet. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Everybody around us was talking about you. I didn’t let on that I even knew you. I just said, ‘He isn’t that good,’ and everyone argued with me. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a cast-iron frying pan awfully close to her hand and we now knew just how “forcefully” she could argue. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She also argued that their sudden release proved that their sentences had been unjust. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I thought about my parents, who argued more often than any other Abnegation parents I knew, who nonetheless went through each day together until they died. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Failing to do so, they argued, was unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment and would expose African Americans to a high risk of discriminatory stops and searches. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

It was critical now, Olmsted argued, to concentrate on making improvements of a kind most likely to increase the gleam in the stories people took back to their hometowns. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

"Look at me, I'm a queen," she argued. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“If you have no confidence in the Voigt-Kampff scale,” he pointed out, “possibly your organization should have researched an alternate test. It can be argued that the responsibility rests partly on you. Oh, thanks.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“We argue about lots of stuff, but never about you, Isabella. That we both agree on. We both absolutely adore you! You understand that, right?” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Besides, the black elite had always wrung concessions from the white power structure—slowly but surely—through back-channel meetings, arguing their case in a dignified, rational, and, above all, civil manner. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to be swallowed up by the house where she and Warren had grown up and played and argued and planned, where he no longer waited for her, which he would never enter again. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t argue that they should be treated the same as human beings. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“The name of the wind came to me when I was arguing with Elxa Dal. When I shouted it his braziers exploded in a cloud of burning ash and cinder,” he chuckled. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But they managed it at last, and then everybody gathered around the wretched Centipede and began arguing about the best way to get the paint off his body. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

He argued that Chicago’s fair, unlike any other before it, would be primarily a monument to architecture. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Who will argue that my drips and incubators are really the wiser plan? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

We also argued that the planning of violence was necessary to prove high treason, and the prosecution needed to provide examples of its claim that we intended to act violendy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

If we argue against any branch of liberty, just because sometimes people abuse that liberty, then we argue against liberty itself. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those who still have the energy to argue have theories about what is causing the sickness. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He’d taunted them repeatedly in school, arguing that the idea of God and of organized religion in general was very nearly insane. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could hear the villagers talking—or was it arguing? Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

By time Mama heard about it, it was too late to argue. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I decide it’s not worth arguing, and I let her take me down into the kitchen. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

So they’d argue and argue until they reached agreement or disagreement. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

The government argued for a narrow definition, wanting to restrict the number of our people who would qualify for an indemnity. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The apartment was too small for everyone, the father argued. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Because of cases like these, a growing number of activists—ethicists, lawyers, doctors, and patients —are arguing cases and pushing for new regulations that would grant people the right to control their tissues. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I looked at the glassy eyes of the Oracle, and I decided not to argue. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Well. . . You seen that boy who delivers the afternoon paper? They got to arguing over whether he has a sweetheart. You know how girls can be.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Or they could have been at Clairmont, listening to the aunts argue and eating beach plum jam on water crackers. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“If Percy is telling the truth about the skeleton warriors,” she said, “we have no time to argue. They are the worst, the most horrible . . . We must leave now.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He loved arguing about old movies, even more than I did. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

For example, some evolutionary psychologists argue that ancient foraging bands were not composed of nuclear families centred on monogamous couples. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

People came and went, working at various jobs, arguing loudly. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It gave prosecutors plenty of scope to argue from analogy. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I argued back that I wasn’t smart enough to get a scholarship. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

We were now regularly arguing cases in front of that court. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I pitied him and did not argue with him, for I knew that persuasion would not nullify his fears. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

In that day some may have argued that he was even more accomplished than Poe. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Lehoux wants to argue that there is no real difference between Plutarch and della Porta, which is fair enough; he could not have made the same argument if he had compared Plutarch and Garzoni. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

They could talk from dusk to dawn, arguing about books. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I wanted to argue that I didn’t believe in God. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

But it was maintained that rainfall alone could not explain the size of the rivers or the existence of springs emerging from underground; springs were fed directly, it was argued, from the ocean. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Yolanda and Mari argued about a book Mari had borrowed from Yolanda but didn’t return, and Brian thought it would be a good to bring his speakers to the family meeting. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

True believers of school choice argue that their tax dollars buy them the right to send their children to the best school possible. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

The Exposition Company’s shrinking war chest had driven its relationship with the National Commission to a new low, with Director-General Davis arguing that any new federal money should be controlled by his commission. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Some suffragists favored more militancy, arguing that silence was a sign of weakness, not strength. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The cell was a beaker of chemicals, biochemists argued, a pouch of compounds bound by a membrane that were reacting to produce a phenomenon called “life.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

For the next few weeks, until July 27, the lawyers called witnesses to testify, and argued the case. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

He disagreed, as Jesse recounted it, but then conceded that he really “couldn’t argue with my science.” Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I open my mouth to argue and quickly snap it closed. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

When the light from the arching overhead windows shifts, Tara can see who Mr. A. H— is arguing with. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But my colleagues and, later, my wife argued that for security reasons I should stay with Archbishop Desmond Tutu in Bishop’s Court, a plush residence in a white suburb. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hooper was a nuisance, always arguing and being stupid, like a baby, or else trying to say and do things that would scare him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

"I don't think it's so much THAT," argued Lucille skeptically; "it's more that he was a German spy during the war." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“I heard you guys arguing. Why did you hesitate when he asked you if you loved him?” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He simply did not have the stomach or the stamina to argue the Republican agenda from inside the tent. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Because when I watch my mom argue with Lenny it’s like watching her try to grab hold of a blob of grape jelly. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t long after greeting one another that their talking turned to arguing. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Words flew out of my mouth to argue. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last one, in which you argued that the boy wouldn’t have made the kind of overhand stab wound that killed his father, was very persuasive. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

A huddle of teenagers in pajamas was arguing vociferously a little way along the path. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Not to speak or argue about it or even discuss it, just let it come and then dropped it, and it floored me completely. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Well, Tateh and I argued about the cap and gown for a long time, and at one point I got so mad I revealed my plans to go to New York after graduation. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You can argue all night, but I got a program to—" "All right," snarled Donatelli. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Either way, Corax ingeniously argued, he would have to be paid. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

They were arguing about whether or not Shakespeare really wrote Shakespeare’s plays. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I heard Lady Seymour arguing with the fellow in charge, but he would not listen to her pleas. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I squared my stance, ready to argue, to tell Grandma again that we didn’t use soap, but when I looked up, the woman I saw was not the woman I expected to see. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

In the prison debates I argued for the theory that King James himself was the real poet who used the nom de plume Shakespeare. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

My family argued a lot, but Abuela always found a way to get everybody on the same page. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

They’re arguing, and the voices back and forth make a squeezing pressure inside him and a sense of panic. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

His mother had told him years ago: There is no arguing with Grandmother. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“No, we cannot argue with them. We will go wherever they choose to take us.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We should at least let her show off her skills before arguing over the appropriateness of a female illusionist.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He argued with teachers and brawled with other students. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Experts arguing, This isn’t the first time this has happened. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The other side argued that tigers were native to Africa and some still lived there. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They turned and went arguing back to the pool hall and I hurried out of the neighborhood. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mostly they argued about the difficulty of the maze. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

Ekon started to argue, but without warning the figure finally drew her hood back. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“I’m in pain too, you know,” she argues. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Ophie didn’t even get a chance to argue before Penelope dropped the comb in her apron pocket and began heading back toward the stairs. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“They were arguing over the phone about what they should do.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

But when my grandmother shouted in Greek, “A boy!” the cry went around the room, and out into the hall, and across the hall into the living room where the men were arguing politics. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The older woman sneered, but she didn’t try to argue. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

That idea was parried by Oppenheimer, who argued that the “discouragement of the Berkeley group would result in the loss of something valuable to the national scientific health.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

When Hel and I argue, we usually patch things up in a few hours—a day at most. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Over the next few months, Ma and Pa and Vincent argue heatedly and repeatedly. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Charles wanted The Origin of Species to be simple enough for a nonscientist to read and understand, as well as accurate and cogently argued enough to convince a scientist. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well-known segregationist George Wallace, for example, argued that “the same Supreme Court that ordered integration and encouraged civil rights legislation” was now “bending over backwards to help criminals.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

What the devil was he doing here if, as Fela argued later, she was working only with good spirits? In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth Cady Stanton argued in favor of divorce. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I listen to sailors laughing and arguing, their card games stretching into the night. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Lily and Snape were walking across the castle courtyard, evidently arguing. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“You talk to me about what your father did to your face,” I told him, “and I’ll tell you what me and Jermaine argued about.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Minerva argued eloquently that Mama herself had heard Lio’s ideas, and she had even agreed with them. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was almost impossible to argue with him on any logical basis. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

So while the others argued and dealt with Garrett, I did what I had to do. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He was speaking firmly to her, and Claire could see that she was trying to decide whether to argue. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Since gold is more dense than these other metals, he argued, how could it be made by taking something away from them? The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

The first argues that before Columbus discovered America in 1492 there was no clear-cut and well-established idea of discovery; the idea of discovery is, as will become apparent, a precondition for the invention of science. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

They were arguing with one another and giving Eldin, the goalie, a hard time. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

But only because I don’t feel like arguing any more. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I shall argue that such beings would have a psychological arrow of time that was backward. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alvarez’s own record, he argued, proved that the lab had reached the optimum balance between work on the cyclotron and work with the cyclotron. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I argued back, even though I wasn’t supposed to. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Ivy wondered again how much Robin had overheard of her and Layla’s arguing, how Mom totally tuned them out. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He claimed science as his religion and then argued that the planets must be inhabited because otherwise God had made worlds for nothing. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The MAD principle argued that a first strike against the enemy would almost certainly fail to destroy its entire nuclear arsenal and would lead to an immediate cycle of retaliation. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

And that was good, too, because whenever they argued, Eleanor could always crack Park up. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Then I got a little closer and saw what it was they were arguing over. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I might be able to find some bizarre way to argue for this resolution if I have to but...” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Others argued that the secret privileges never lasted this long. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

In order to heal a family, the next generation, or society, she argues, “It’s vital to make the connecting thread between the past and the present.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

We had actively tried to block these executions, mostly by arguing about the way the executions were being carried out. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I once overheard them arguing over which was the luckier number—five or three. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“But who am I to argue with the Maya?” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

In arguing, too, the parson owned his skill, For, even though vanquished, he could argue still, While words of learned length and thundering sound Amazed the gazing rustics ranged around. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She and the king argued in her chamber, their voices audible but not their words. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He argued with Huxley and others about anatomy, claiming that the brains of apes and of people were vastly different. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She started to argue, but then said, “I don’t doubt it.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

And even if they did start arguing with each other about the implications of the NeuroLink’s manipulation, their lives now revolve around it. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She’d escaped her tiny hometown in the shadow of Fort Hood, pulled night shifts at diners to put herself through law school, and was arguing discrimination cases before the Supreme Court by thirty. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Supporters of the status quo argue that passing new, tissue-specific legislation is unnecessary, and that the current oversight practices are enough. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Look, I didn’t come here to argue with you,” I finally said. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Lazlo argued with him, briefly, over whether it was time to let the secret go. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She remained calm and did not argue with him. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some people are saying that maybe he is the leader of the Angkar, while others argue that the Angkar’s leadership is comprised of a large group of men. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She recognized some: the butcher was there, cursing as he argued with another man, and she could see her mothers brother too, in a group comparing the weights of their weapons with loud bragging comments. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time I get downstairs, he and Mom are arguing. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

His lawyer argued that when Wes was questioned by Baltimore police the day after the crime, before he was announced as a suspect, he was calm, a clear sign of his innocence. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

In a way I was glad they were, because I knew Blanca would never argue or grill me in front of them. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Rita started to argue, but the Mellower held up his hand. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was too frickin’ strong and high-strung to argue with about something that didn’t even matter. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The ministers argued among themselves that night—the evening before the march that James Bevel had called D-day. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

But he wouldn’t vote for such a law, arguing that it was just another example of the government sticking its nose into people’s business. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

There were clips of panel discussions, where preachers and community leaders sat around arguing for me. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to leave him; but I knew there wasn’t any use in arguing, so I said goodnight to Father and Mother, said some prayers, and went upstairs. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even some of Copernicus’ admirers argued that he had not really believed in a Sun-centered universe but had merely proposed it as a convenience for calculating the motions of the planets. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if you don’t, I argued, they might run some check on you and come up with it themselves. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And it is hard to argue with Greyback out there...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He didn’t argue or complain, but he wouldn’t let her throw away the shattered remnants of his Nimbus Two Thousand. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“That makes no sense—” Mustafa starts to argue before Mama shushes him. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

But I don’t want to argue again, so I just nod and throw the remaining sheets into the chasm. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Armpit’s parents seemed more worried about Ginny’s safety than her own mother, but Armpit had a lot to do with that since his natural response was to argue with anything they said. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

The one thing that had been drummed into all their heads from the moment they were able to understand was that you never seriously argued with elders. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The sluggers abducted me before I learned what my parents were arguing about. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

But suddenly two large ladies stepped out of a cafe, laughing and arguing. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

But Haas argues that these peoples knew of the existence of hierarchical, structured societies with strong central leaders, and could pattern their societies after them. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Someone yells, and I turn to see the manager arguing with Ronan. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Yossarian snarled, arguing all the more vehemently because he suspected he was wrong. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

On weeknights he argued with the television, but on Sundays he faced a live audience. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

At the dinner table she argues with them about books and paintings and people they know in common the way one might argue with a friend. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I started the previous section of this chapter by presenting two alternative views of science, and I have argued that both have merit. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

It was useless to argue, and Lyddie gave up, hoping that the mood would pass, like her mother’s times of craziness always had. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Only the state had permission to hang anyone, people argued, and that was after a trial. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Infatuation,” he argues, “vanishes even more quickly than it comes.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

When he received his authors copies he saw that FitzRoy had added a volume with a religious polemic arguing against Charles’s geological findings—that the earth was formed gradually and was still being formed. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as the wave expended its force and the waters withdrew, the bleak rocks remained; there was no arguing with fate; neither his despair nor Lyra’s had moved them a single inch. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“But they might run over you,” Mama argued. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I face my father and tap his chest with two fingers, the way Bubbe does when she argues with him. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Few would openly argue that we should lock up millions of poor people just so that other people can have jobs or get a good return on their private investments. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Several months ago he had argued before her court, bumbling to the point of incompetence. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I saw this expression on her face and heard that tone of voice, I knew that whatever I’d said was so far from the truth, there was no use trying to argue with her. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

So of course it was crazy for me to argue with him. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Physicists could certainly design more powerful atomic bombs, he argued. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which you would think there was nothing to argue about. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The second person, believing that a woman’s right to an abortion trumps any other factor, would likely argue that no number of fetuses can equal even one newborn. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Bran thought that Meera meant to argue until her brother said, “Do as he says. He knows this land.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The children decided we were gonna play abolitionists and slavers when we got to the beach and were arguing ’bout which one each of us would be. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I was still arguing with her when the taxi pulled up at the curb, long slants of rain illumined in the headlights and the tires throwing up low fans of water. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Sam was nervous, but being Sam, he was bound to argue. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is a standard ploy of opponents of relativism to argue that we all share certain commonsensical capacities for reasoning, and thus we can all recognize better knowledge when we see it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

No one dared challenge the color of the granite again, but arguing went on for hours. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

They were an incongruous pair, but everyone seemed to argue that history had made them into a pair. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Streams of people brushed past us, and with the loud bargaining, the laughter, the arguing, and the honking of cars in the distance, everything felt like it was merging into one beating pulse. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Tissue-rights activists argue that it’s essential to disclose any potential financial gain that might come from people’s tissues. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The kouros was the kind of thing that art experts argued about at conferences. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

We are even beginning to argue about which futures we like and which we prefer to cancel. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The prosecution and defense argued for months about the punishment. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I argued that either a man organized or he wrote novels. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know my father and brother were arguing about what had happened, but all I could think about in that moment was what was going to happen next. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

They argued about it for quite a while. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

Now I was even more confused because she said she liked arguing with him. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Inside the tavern, a woman argued with a man about a leaking cask of beer. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s so few horses now—mostly automobiles. It’s hard to get,” argued Neeley. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here Francis forcefully argued that specific hydrogen bonds were not the answer. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

He argued that the views Richard expressed in the police interview were nothing more sinister than a kid being weirded out by the sight of a boy in a skirt. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I always argued with them and sometimes I even hated them! The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Pythagoras argued that the earth sat at the center of the universe, and the sun, moon, planets, and stars revolved around the earth, each pinned inside a sphere. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The walls weren’t thin enough to hear normal conversations, only raised voices, so they had to be arguing. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Charlie wore a gray sweatshirt with an oily stain on the sleeve, and his mother argued with him the whole way to the bus stop. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Whenever my parents argue, Haley always starts doing backflips, handsprings, and cartwheels because she knows how much they hate it when she does gymnastics in the house and she thinks it will distract them. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Hazel didn’t want to argue, but she didn’t see how Frank could stop Death. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t mean they were arguing, which is what it might sound like. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frank didn’t like to argue with a guy who was holding a ball of fire, but he said, “Uh...you’re immune to flames.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Every time I tried to argue, Buddy would say his mother still got pleasure out of his father and wasn't that wonderful for people their age, it must mean she really knew what was what. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

They agreed about everything important and argued about everything else. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“You can’t know that,” I argued, but then I wondered suddenly if he could. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I never told him he was worthless,” Cole argued. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Soon after eating, no one argued when they were told it was time for bed. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m a fool to try to argue,” he said miserably. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thirty-six-year-old driver, Herman Lee Council, argued with Spicely, who reacted with defiance by moving even closer to the front of the bus. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The crowd yelled and argued with the director, surging toward the stage. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Yet the last thing I wanted to do with the few seconds we had was argue. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

The girl next to me was arguing with someone on hers. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

However, I shall now argue that the diversity of independent factors behind technological innovation actually makes it easier, not harder, to understand history’s broad pattern. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The two of them had argued this before. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Jonas and his sister, Lily, argued over turns, over who would get to go first. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

She probably wants me to keep my mouth shut, but isn’t the whole point of debate club to argue? The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

At the border, Polish authorities deny the Jews entry and detain them in open fields, without shelter, food, or water while the Polish and German governments argue. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

We throw the pages on the floor of the van and when Mr. McCaffrey is in a shop arguing we stuff some into our shirts. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

With all the arguing and jokes about Mr. C„ the trip seemed real short. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I asked, thrusting my chin out, as I used to do when we argued as children. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Tall pines pierced a pale morning sky, and a bunch of crows argued noisily in the top branches. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

When the king heard of this, he ordered his father to treat the workers better, but his father only argued. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

But I knew better than to argue with him. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

Annabeth handed him a roll of mortal cash, and the driver decided not to argue. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“But it’s part of a set!” he argues, even though he doesn’t say no. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And since this was just what she had been thinking, Mrs. Frisby did not argue. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

X-Ray went first, and when Armpit reached the one next to him, he could hear X-Ray arguing with the ticket agent. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

We spent so long arguing in the street that now we’re about to miss curfew. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“But Mom, this is what I look like in second grade,” he’d argued, sticking his tongue into the hole where his teeth used to be just for the sheer joy of it. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

But my dad had argued that he didn’t know the language of cars. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Then argue about which episode was our favorite. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Last summer we tried to argue that we weren’t alone because we were together. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

And, well, I argued for that Oxford comma. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

I argued two cases at the Mississippi Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the convictions and sentences of young children were illegal. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Which I guess he can’t argue with, because he pulls me in closer and kisses me urgently. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Some economists argue that the apparent paradox rests on an illusion: there is no real “labor shortage,” only a shortage of people willing to work at the wages currently being offered. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ran to Mama, but she knew better than to argue with him about this. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stanton thinks the president is a fool for ignoring the rumors and argues that Lincoln is risking his life. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I made a list of reasons he should move to New York, so I could argue him into it. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

In arguing that Indians died at anomalously high rates from European diseases, are researchers claiming that they were somehow uniquely vulnerable? 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

There is no point arguing that I don’t look like a clown even though I actually think I look good. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The guest room was full of uncles arguing. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Her mom opened her mouth to argue but then closed it and nodded. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Koffi looked like she wanted to argue, but thought better of it as they started to run west. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Styx hesitated like maybe he was going to argue. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The best way to find them is not to argue about how to search for them, or how many to send out in a search party. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The good part for him is to read everything and argue about what he’s read with my mother and grandmother and the friends they play cards with. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you find out instead of arguing about it now?” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Living physiology should be explicable in terms of physics, biophysicists argued—forces, motions, actions, motors, engines, levers, pulleys, clasps. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I knew that I was no longer arguing with him but with Death itself, with Death that he had already chosen. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one had ever said anything to argue against it, so that was that. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

‘Mum and Kat are like two peas in a pod. That’s why they argue all the time.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then she comes on again and there’s no point arguing. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Of course it was embarrassing, but I was in no condition to argue the treatment. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

But Mrs. Hull didn’t care what Mr. Hull had promised and he didn’t argue. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Should he have argued with Dimple more, to see if this was something she really, really wanted, and something she wouldn’t regret later? When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Worn down by the arguing, one black man considered giving in to conservative white demands. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I am sorry we argued last time I visited. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time in days, the voices of Ares and Mars had started to argue again in the back of Frank’s mind, debating their favorite forms of violent death. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The Germans were running out of time to expel us, they argued . Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did not understand why I should be offered a drink after having my hair cut, but I didn’t argue. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Good friend that he was, he did not waste time arguing. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

In many written passages it’s unclear whether the author is arguing for a position or is explaining a position that someone else is arguing for. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

He knew they had been brought up together, had known each other sixty years, had never not loved one another deeply, and it thrilled him when he could hear them arguing. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

People were shouting, calling, arguing, laughing, selling their wares to any and all from where they stood. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, they argued about the weather, sports, sex, war, race, politics, and religion; neither of them knew the subjects they debated, but it seemed that the less they knew the better they could argue. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harris argued that the top-down influence of parents is overwhelmed by the grassroots effect of peer pressure, the blunt force applied each day by friends and schoolmates. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

He argued that divorce should not be discussed at a women’s rights conventions because it involved both men and women. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Front porches were full of living room furniture, old couches and armchairs, people playing checkers, arguing, waving fingers, and breaking into laughter. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Were twins! How many millennia do we have to argue—” “So what’s up?” he interrupted. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Mr. Grant didn't notice my late arrival—he was too busy arguing with one of the other students. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The psychologist Walter Mischel argues that the human mind has a kind of “reducing valve” that “creates and maintains the perception of continuity even in the face of perpetual observed changes in actual behavior.” The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if I argued, I would get strange looks. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Why not go to court and sue the city of Montgomery and the state of Alabama, arguing that if segregated schools were unconstitutional—as the U.S. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

But then, one day, as I came up to the cottage with a pail full of steamers, I overheard him arguing with Miss Maggie and knew it had something to do with me. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

She told me she couldn’t stand the thought of Marcus duping more people into following him, and I didn’t argue with her. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I saw a show last night with a bunch of scientists arguing over what the signs will be when the world is coming to an end. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Feral had been studying the game board, chin sunk in hand, but he looked up now with just his eyeballs, surprised to hear Sarai arguing with Minya. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Linton argued that the Supreme Court found that such testimony didn’t necessarily say that a particular alleged victim was abused but, rather, that such behaviors could fairly be raised as evidence of such abuse. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The boys were all arguing about whether the game was rigged when we heard a splash behind us. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

In other words, it was wrong for Galileo to believe the Copernican theory and he must not argue in its favour, even from the perspective of, as it were, Devil’s advocate. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

"State religion and imperial ideology,” Kolata argued, "performed much the same work as military conquest, but at significantly lower cost.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Woody shrugged, still smiling his boyish smile, and did not argue. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fritz told Sophie that the soldiers needed warm gloves, sweaters, and socks, but she argued with him, refusing to donate to the Winter Help. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Rather than a colossal biblical Flood, Lyell argued, there had been millions of floods; God had shaped the earth not through singular cataclysms but through a million paper cuts. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I don't want to argue with her—I want to ask about my brother. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Chickens clucked and geese honked, customers argued about the price of pears, and children ran everywhere. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Equally, it could be argued that it actually began thousands of years ago. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It did no good to argue with an Executive. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

That night she lay in her narrow bed upon the scratchy straw, listening to the voices of the living and the dead whisper and argue as she waited for the moon to rise. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They were tired and uneasy and had begun to argue. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I didn’t argue with him because I wanted to stay on his good side. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The International Confederation of Wizards argued the matter out at their famous summit meeting of 1692. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many people from the old organic movement argued that to put synthetics in a processed food and then call it organic was a fraud. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Sometimes in jails like this, the guards resist uncuffing clients, arguing that it's not safe or permitted to take the handcuffs off a suspect during a legal visit. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She and the other suffragists argued that they were being jailed because they had opposed the government and not because they had blocked traffic or stood too long on the sidewalks or city streets. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

"But not as good as you," she argued. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

This is such rubbish that I refuse to argue about it. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

So we stood and argued and begged, and in the end Sivaji agreed to wait. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then a part of me understands, even as I begin to argue against it, that my humiliation was the cause of that pleasure. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The music critic Harold Schonberg goes further: Mozart, he argues, actually “developed late,” since he didn’t produce his greatest work until he had been composing for more than twenty years. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

And then the Doctorita says how silly he’s being and then he yells at her and she says he’s embarrassing her and they argue some more. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some guys were running a full-court game but there was too much arguing and cursing going on. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps, some argued, perhaps it would have been better if Kino took the one thousand five hundred pesos. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

John asked, since we’d all agreed a few weeks ago—after much arguing—to play “The Final Countdown” by Europe at the spring concert. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

In her remarks, Dahlgren argued that women had distinct duties in the home and that suffrage would threaten their special status. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I had long argued that Communist literature was, for the most part, dull, esoteric, and Western-centered, but ought to be simple, clear, and relevant to the African masses. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked a little green, though Leo wasn’t sure if that was from the rocking of the boat or from arguing. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It is argued that because they believed thoroughly in a just, moral God they could put their faith there and let the smaller securities take care of themselves. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Wilson and Kelling argued that crime is the inevitable result of disorder. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He also defends the relationship some more, arguing, among other things, how much good he is doing Sien: when he first met her, she was pale and sick. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

But Azareen was staunch on their behalf, and argued that they needed to be ready for anything that happened. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

How I now understand his need to withdraw and his relationship to his parents, and how much I’d like to help him when they argue. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

When Mama got her mind set a certain way, there was no use in arguing with her. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Annabeth couldn’t argue with that, but the hard edge in Percy’s voice made her unsettled. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Human beings, Montaigne argued, are imperfect, and so human knowledge is necessarily unreliable. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“To argue things out to the most absurd!” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

People didn’t argue with El Patron if they wanted to stay healthy. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dad begged the soldiers to take him instead of Heritage, arguing that his son was too young, but they didn’t listen. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She grew to be quick to fight, quick to argue. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He is particularly mute when he and Moushumi get together for dinners with groups of her French friends, drinking Pernods and feasting on couscous or choucroute, smoking and arguing around paper-covered tables. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll stop arguing if you promise to try to get Father out.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I distinctly remember the last time we argued about it, too. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Before I can argue myself out of it, I lift the cup to my lips. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He does not argue that animals are as intelligent as human beings. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Do you see His Majesty’s ships in the harbor? I don’t. I might argue that England has fled and the rebel traitors have won.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’d like to try one of the hotels, but, God, I’m in no mood to argue with a hotel clerk about my color.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Historians who project large Indian populations, Low Counter critics say, are committing the intellectual sin of arguing from silence. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The gene, he argued, had been “invented by geneticists” to support a “rotting, moribund bourgeoisie” science. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“If they argue—and all loving couples argue—they’ll never be alone to recollect themselves, to find ways to forgive each other.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She protested, arguing that “feebleness unfitted her,” but she reluctantly agreed to serve with support from her vice president, Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I shrugged again, refusing to argue with her. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He felt a vicious urge to argue with her rise in him, but he pushed it down. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

A backer of Israel who called himself “A Friend of Justice” argued that if the oath were uniformly required, not a single legislator could claim to be legally elected. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Hera looked like she wanted to argue, but she kept her mouth shut. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I find most people won’t argue with this, so I have to ask them related questions. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

On the long flight back to Washington, D.C., he stood in the back of his windowless military airplane, arguing about the situation with Bob Komer, one of President Johnson’s aides on Vietnam. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have the heart to keep arguing. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Ann couldn’t argue with the claim that the government ignored poor people. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The English, they argued, were descendants of man, who was created by God in God’s own image. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Why would something be so beautiful for no apparent reason? they argued. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They said nothing, for they had learnt that it was better not to argue with Mary Poppins, no matter how odd anything seemed. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

He liked the sound of her laugh, and the way she always argued with him. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He sent his bodyguards after the cameramen, and they wrenched the cassettes out of the cameras: No one was going to argue with the two bruisers. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Sound and light, Doppler argued, behaved according to universal and natural laws—even if these were deeply counterintuitive to ordinary viewers or listeners. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

It is a remarkable essay, tightly argued and organized, passionate and unrelenting. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

I waited for her to argue with me. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Brian didn’t know whether this was fair or not but he didn’t argue about methods—Brother Leon was interested in results and so was Brian. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He argued that it would be far more efficient if workers were a few steps from the factory instead of wasting precious time marching the two and a half miles between Emalia and the camp. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

The universe is knowable, the ancient Ionians argued, because it exhibits an internal order: there are regularities in Nature that permit its secrets to be uncovered. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s not argue the point. What happened then?” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But how would they ever see it? I threw it away,” I argued. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

My dark mood becomes even darker when Mama and Baba begin to argue in Urdu after dinner. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

She could not argue, though she looked as if she would have liked to. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He handed out massive bribes to the Nazis in command of Auschwitz, all the while arguing that the women were "experts," "highly trained," and "irreplaceable." The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“When they were arguing she was really screaming at him but after he left she was crying all over the place.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

The publicars were clean, efficient, and drove themselves, his parents had argued. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Trevor didn’t have one either, or else he knew not to argue with his mother, because he didn't say anything. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

That was the trouble with the clans; they had an absurd notion that every man's voice should be heard in council, so they argued about everything, end-lessly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“You know I have school? And homework? This is going to take up a lot of my time,” Mustafa argues. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

For three years, she had heard Victoria Woodhull and other suffragists argue that the Fourteenth Amendment gave all citizens—including women—the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

By treating wheat strains with such “shock therapy,” Lysenko argued that he could make the plants flower more vigorously in the spring and yield higher bounties of grain through the summer. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“We weren’t arguing,” he said when we got to my door. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

They argue that research on those samples is an invasion of their children’s privacy. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I was hoping Father wouldn’t argue with the man—it scared me. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some people argue that even if a person isn't a citizen of the United States, he or she should still have rights outlined in the U.S. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Which I’d argue is just a fundamental misunderstanding of the human predicament, but okay. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Candice opened her mouth to argue, but her mother cut her off. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Many argued that nations whose resources weren’t just limited but scarce had to make the best possible use of the little they had. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Bayard argued that Elizabeth’s curiosity and intellect demanded additional education. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

It was difficult to argue, since our only remaining options were either giving up or running into a hail of gunfire. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

When it’s clear that I’m not going to argue with her, Erin says, “Don’t you worry that I’ll start dating someone else?” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

We argued that the king should be above politics, and that if he were included then every tribe in South Africa should be able to send their paramount chief. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I do not know whether this is arguing as if one side were true & the other false, which I meant to avoid, but I think not.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Boyle was happy to argue that God makes miracles happen, and that in doing so he breaks his own laws. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t argue when she spoke that way to me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The men fell to arguing with each other, the women chiming in occasionally. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

They argued briefly about whether the T. rex skull could be considered art. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Their fundamental claim is that, although some argue that such cases are miraculous or demonic, they are in fact perfectly easy to reproduce. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He banged the table hard, as if he were arguing with somebody. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was unsettling to hear them argue; she had never before realized the depth of their disagreement. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Indeed, if Barack Obama had been elected president back then, I would have argued that his election marked the nation’s triumph over racial caste—the final nail in the coffin of Jim Crow. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Drop it,” said Ron sharply to Hermione as she opened her mouth to argue some more, and for once, Hermione heeded him, and fell silent. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

My mom argued back that they could afford to send me there. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Dicke and Peebles argued that we should still be able to see the glow of the early universe, because light from very distant parts of it would only just be reaching us now. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

They argued that there must have been something funny about the local Pepsi and Coke bottlers. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

When she takes out a cupcake, the boys argue about who’ll get to eat it. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

They were arguing about leaving and he was carrying the brunt of the argument. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cole started to argue, then remembered the handful of white hair he had pulled off the bear. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

My chance of winning was so small there was no point in arguing over who wrote the better poem. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He recited entire pages from the Talmud, arguing with himself, asking and answering himself endless questions. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Otherwise, he would have argued that point too. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

She was a natural warrior, Grandmother’s voice argued. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

They held me down while they argued about the correct dosage, because he hadn’t made clear whether or not he actually wanted them to kill me with the stuff. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Maya was pretty sure she agreed only because she was too scared of Maya’s uncaffeinated state to argue. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

A Fairfax newspaper published an editorial arguing that the bombing was beyond comprehension—“beyond our power to realize that humans would stoop so low.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps, in a thousand years,” said Spurge with a smile, “our books—books with our names upon them—will be the ones idiots like us will argue over.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to lose him, another part argues. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

When I returned, holding the heavy bag at the bottom so it wouldn’t split, Dad and Brian were arguing over the plastic jack-o’-lantern filled with green plastic army soldiers that Brian wanted to bring. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She argued that the strategy would send a strong message and that it would motivate more politicians to take a stand on the suffrage issue. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

They were still arguing as they went out the door, bound for who-knew-where. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“They’ll use that, of course. They argued dwindling food supply last time. It’s . . . ” “Not enough housing?” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

But there wasn’t any use in arguing about it with Father. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old man in the toy booth was arguing with the girl. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

As part of her temperance message, she argued that a woman should be allowed to divorce a “drunkard” and retain custody of her children. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Valentine’s kitchen table started the culture of debate on the farm, when Valentine and his friends—and later, visiting scholars and noted abolitionists—stayed up past midnight arguing over the colored question. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The sailors from one of the boats were standing about arguing whether or not they were supposed to go to the Somerset for the night, or over to Charlestown. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Annie Demetrios, in a pair of bright orange sweatpants, was arguing with a woman Ivy assumed must be her mother because they looked so much alike. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

A scholar named Thomas Cole, however, published an ingenious speculative essay in 1991.2 Corax’s name—giving extra piquancy to the judge’s joke—means “crow” in Greek, and Cole starts out arguing from common sense. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Hopefully by the time Uncle Jet and Nali were finished arguing, he could go back outside and get the last few bags. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Young offenders, these reformers argued, were different from adults. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

His calling card is the book More Guns, Less Crime, in which he argues that violent crime has decreased in areas where law-abiding citizens are allowed to carry concealed weapons. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Another round of arguing and shouting broke out. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

There was no fight to be put up, no finer point to be argued. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The class thought the son was wrong for throwing the books, but they agreed that it was okay for him to argue with his father. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

We watched two women arguing across a dinner table. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Two nights ago, on the beach, we argued all the way past midnight about our favorite Looney Tunes characters from those old cartoons that always play as reruns. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Maybe he’d been wrong to argue, to insist that his own reasons were the things that mattered most. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I was so knackered myself that I didn’t argue with him. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Tell me, Percy. I have no wish to argue with you. But do you support the gods because they are good, or because they are your family?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He wanted to know why she argued with her supervisor. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Hale also argued that the government should not be dictating the Osage’s financial decisions. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

We argued back and forth about this for a while. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Second, it is argued that theories have a very loose relationship to the facts. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

"There's no one can argue with that. You are of the blood, and all of your uncles are dead and gone. You will make a fine Lord of Stormhold." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You had full custody, Mom. You argued for that. He was trying to give you what you wanted.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“That was about fourteen billion miles back that way,” I argued. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

And when I glance at the men again, I feel a little bit lucky that they're so busy arguing with each other that Muscle Man is leaving me in peace. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

It was a vast room, full of people loudly talking and arguing. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then people could argue about whether he was crazy or not while he went to the chair... American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“I don’t see what there is to work,” Major Major argued. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Well, who am I to argue with all of Bone Gap?” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

As Chaplin, the Harvard historian, has argued, New England Indians were indeed disconcerted by their first experiences with European guns: the explosion and smoke, the lack of a visible projectile. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Lunch raged around us, but I was too absorbed watching Diego and Audrey argue to notice anything outside of our bubble. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I refuse to spend the night moping in my room or listening to my parents argue. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

The cake is on its own table, the little cousins clustered around it, arguing over who will get what slice. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

My mom was out in the hall, arguing with the doctors in Philly on her cell phone. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t feel like arguing, though it made me mad. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Cosmologists have long argued over whether the moment of creation was 10 billion years ago or twice that or something in between. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I meant to call his bluff, make him argue me out of it, make him admit he was a phony and a coward. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Father doesn’t hunt or fish because he has a higher calling,” Leah argued from her cot, as if I might not have thought of this. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama pulls out the gifts we brought, and Salma Auntie starts to argue that it’s too much before she knows what’s inside. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

When we found seats, Cecile was still with the bus driver, arguing with him. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sound was unfamiliar to me, since my parents never argued. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Look, I’m not going to argue with you over the relative merits of trash—” “That has nothing to do with it. I’m tired of you. I want my supper.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Barnsley argues that these kinds of skewed age distributions exist whenever three things happen: selection, streaming, and differentiated experience. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

That poet she met at Lucinda's party the night before argued that no matter how much of it one lost, in the midst of some profound emotion, one would revert to one's mother tongue. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

As the analysts fall back into arguing about this year’s newest players, I swallow a wave of jealousy. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Admittedly, I have some anxiety problems, but I would argue it isn’t irrational to be concerned about the fact that you are a skin-encased bacterial colony. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Many doctors took up the pen in order to write about their experiences during the plague, as well as to argue in support of whichever treatment they favored. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

However, Ma also says that Keav has the misfortune to like to gossip and argue too much. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would not argue with him; that was useless. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Mother argued with him, but he wouldn’t give in: let Sam feel our disapproval until he comes to his senses. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charles watched as in drawing rooms and scientific clubs all over the British Empire, in newspapers and journals around the English-speaking world, people argued about the book. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood next to my door and listened to them argue. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Hamilton resisted the recommendation, arguing quite plausibly that such a specific proposal was inappropriate for an address designed to operate at a higher altitude. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

He found out fast that it was a bad idea to argue with his superiors, even when he was sure he was right. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

It made me nervous to listen to Sam argue with Father. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Shakespeare," Turtle argued, "and make it ten dollars." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Franklin then had the Algerian argue that the enslaved Christians were “better off with us, rather than remain in Europe where they would only cut each other’s throats in religious wars.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“What were you two arguing about, before?” asked Shadow. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

They argued about it for some time, and then parted. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We didn’t start a war,” Werfel almost said, but he remembered he was the host and it would be impolite to argue. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

He heard two quick yells, as if two people were arguing or one person was arguing with himself. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Baba argues with the driver about the fare. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“He didn’t need to talk to us the way he did,” Digger argued. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Until the day they argued about her magazine. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I certainly wasn’t going to argue with him. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

Hofstede argued, for example, that cultures can be usefully distinguished according to how much they expect individuals to look after themselves. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

It seemed inevitable that the government would ban the ANC, and many argued that the organization must be prepared to operate under-ground and illegally. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside I could see a bunch of mean-looking kids, both girls and boys, arm wresding and arguing with each other while rock music blared. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t seem right to argue or to apologize, so she said the first thing that popped into her head. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

They lay about the farmyard, too full even to argue. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He’d been home all day, arguing with financial news shows on television. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Then make her keep her clothes on if you don’t want us to see her,” argued Hungry Joe. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

But after arguing with Gauguin for weeks, he finally capitulates. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, in Sir Palomides' room, where the door was kept locked, there was such a stitching and snipping and painting and arguing as had seldom been known before. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why? We were told to bring it with us,” they argued. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted him to get mad—to argue, to insist I was wrong—but instead he sat poker faced, drumming the arm of his chair with his pen. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He argued over whose turn it was to sweep and mop the floor. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon after the original arraignment of Smith and Hickock, their advocates appeared before Judge Tate to argue a motion urging comprehensive psychiatric examinations for the accused. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The terrible visitation, they argued, had been a warning from the Almighty to mend the city’s spiritual ways. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Lyell had argued that the current landscape of the earth was the consequence of natural forces that had accumulated over millions of years. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, Imam Malik isn’t from Egypt, and his Arabic is awesome,” Rabiya argues. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“An hour now, and nobody’s argued yet. I haven’t even heard any snide remarks.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

They didn’t argue and even smiled at each other. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“It may metaphorically be said” was a bit of British reserve, but it was clear what Charles was arguing. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm not moving in with your mother, she argued. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

In the current political climate, conservatives extol marriage as the solution to many of society’s ills, while liberals argue that it alone cannot compensate for the effects of imperiled neighborhoods and failing schools. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“What are we even arguing over? We make out behind the Dumpster and in an old parking lot. That doesn’t really seem like anything worth arguing for.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Sierra opened her mouth to argue and then closed it again. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

On the edge of the practice field, boosters gently argued with one another over how many people he had knocked out on a single play. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

As it became clear that Reggie planned to win this game, Coach Turner tried to argue a couple of the umpire’s calls. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Lily, the last person I expected to argue for me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Indeed, I shall argue that the new science would not have been possible without the construction of a new language with which to think, a language necessarily cobbled together out of available words and phrases. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

And not enough scythes argued—because those born in the post-mortal age found mortal-borns to be too uncomfortably different in the way they thought, and in the way they lived their lives. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

"I ought to know better than to argue with a Tully," he said with a rueful smile. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I don't want to argue with an invalid, so I say, "Yeah, I'll check it out." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would be churlish to argue that smart policing isn’t a good thing. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Or would Mr. Tuttle have sat in our parlor and argued about it. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

It could also be argued that the name implied that only a simpleton would believe the Ptolemaic system was correct. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

She also argued that fathers and husbands—male heads of households—represented the best interests of women. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

As usual, the only thing their arguing did was make them both madder. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

That was a hard thing to agree with, but I didn’t argue because Lynn was boss. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

One might argue, even, that he was here first. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I expected him to argue about the Next time, but he didn’t. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Maimonides argued that there were flaws in Aristotle’s proof that the universe had always existed. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“She has been one of the most vocal on the council arguing for action against Kronos’s minions. If she is absent, the gods will decide nothing. We will lose another year of war preparations.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Lucy Stone did not attend the meeting, and she objected to excluding men from the organization, arguing that her husband had worked as hard as anyone else for women’s suffrage in Kansas. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

In the morning they stood in the road and he and the boy argued about what to give the old man. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

They argued, they laughed, they sang, they argued again, and they knitted. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

A murmur of voices reached him and he quickly stepped into an alcove, squatting beside a drinking fountain as two men and a woman walked past, all wearing white coats, arguing about Web servers. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

We stood awhile longer watching Mama Mwanza argue good-naturedly with her lazy son and take several broad swipes at him with her big cooking spoon. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some people argued that fossils existed because God, displeased with his creations, had engineered a few worldwide catastrophes that had destroyed all the existent species and then had started creation all over again. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s all calm down,” Lori said in the same voice she used when Mom and Dad got carried away, arguing. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Malachy, fresh from the speakeasy himself, felt insulted and wanted to argue with the priest, one sacrilege on top of another. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I left them there arguing with each other and took a short walk while they figured things out. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Birdie and Mae say it’s up to me. They seem to think I’m too stubborn to argue with.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

During the formation of the federal government, they argued, individual states had been extremely wary about giving away too much of their governing power to any future president. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

My mom tries to argue, but I tell her that I punched a kid. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

A threat, she argued, because hate crimes are discrimination, just as segregation was. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She does not argue or offer a defense. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Some ministers of state stood by it, arguing and looking grim, but my father was not among them. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“If Peake and Rivers are successful, we will control the better part of Cape Wrath,” argued Strickland. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The tone of the manuscript, however, argued against any such advance in chemical theory. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

By the time they stop again—“for the night,” G’ma says, and it gives Scoob a chill, but he doesn’t argue—he still hasn’t figured out what to say. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Conservatives argued that, having welcomed blacks migrating from the South, these cities “were repaid with crime-ridden slums and black discontent.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

When Uncle was settled into his chair, he did not so much speak as make proclamations, so we knew better than to argue with him at that time. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Civil rights activists who argued that the uprisings were directly related to widespread police harassment and abuse were dismissed by conservatives out of hand. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Historians, Butterfield argued, must learn to see the past as if the future were unknown, as it was to people at the time. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“You need rest. All this arguing isn’t good for you.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“When people watch the news, they don’t intentionally filter biases out, or feel they have to argue against the expression of the newscaster,” Mullen explains. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course people will always argue over levels of punctuation, accusing texts of having too much or too little. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

At the meeting I argued that the state had given us no alternative to violence. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lin Nai-Nai looked at me, puzzled, but she did not argue. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they argued, which happened fairly often, Paul usually came out on top—or if he didn’t, Jim felt compelled to make him think that he had. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

The two got to arguing about chain gangs, which I think Pa intended all along. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Vincent and Gauguin have been drinking and talking, arguing electrically about art. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

"Some argument. One time I was over this guy's house and his folks got to arguing about cigarettes, and first thing you know they were throwing bottles." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had one more passenger during the morning and with this one he argued and agreed upon a price and in the afternoon two more called to him. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Charlie stands clutching and pulling at his red checkered shirt as they argue over him. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Education, Gaur argued, was essential to our advancement, but he pointed out that no people or nation had ever freed itself through education alone. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kept on paying them poorly, issuing absurd orders, and shouting them down if they argued with him. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He argued, but she was so insistent, that he went and got her mother. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

In creating modern maize from this unpromising plant, Indians performed a feat so improbable that archaeologists and biologists argued for decades over how it was achieved. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

From the way they glare at each other, I can tell they’ve probably been arguing. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I didn’t realize that it was a recording—I started arguing with the machine, saying, “I need to call this number. I don’t understand. Why can’t you help me?” Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s cruel,” replied Wilbur, who did not intend to be argued out of his position. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“It’s just for a few weeks,” I argued, holding her in my arms, now washed and fluffy and sweet-smelling. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

People in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, and Libya, by pushing for democracy, are arguing, in effect, for the right to argue. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Some girls argued over whether the death of Miss Massachusetts — favored by bookies to win the whole thing — meant that the competition would never feel entirely fair. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

And we still argue about Mirugai, the cat—not our cat, or my cat, but the cat that was his gift to me for my birthday last year. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he tried to argue, he would only make things harder for her. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He had disagreed last night, had argued all moming, but now he was setting his mind to it. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, the weasels, and their brethren the stoats and ferrets, argued their case hotly. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He argued that the rules for organics had to allow synthetic additives and preservatives. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Some historians of science want to argue that you cannot have laws of nature without voluntarism, and you cannot have voluntarism without an omnipotent creator God. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I’m not arguing with him, just stating the facts. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kumar scowled but didn’t argue anymore, and we all went back to work. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

No men in the guest room arguing politics. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Mom and Dad used to argue about that a lot. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I could hear them arguing in under- tones. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Guiffart is old-fashioned; Pascal does not argue like this, and even Guiffart has to admit at last that the experiments may in fact be unprecedented. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Reply from Dr. Cable: A car will be sent for you, arriving in twenty minutes.” she mumbled, but realized that it would be useless to argue. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He’s the type of friend you find yourself constantly arguing with—especially when it comes to his shitbox Falcon. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

And though Ben and Joon argued it was a bad idea, given what might happen in the night, Jinny shook her head. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

—I’m not going to argue with you, Andrew. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad knew better than to argue with Mom when she used her vinegar voice. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

After dinner, as Neel waited for his sister to wash the plates, they heard their parents arguing inside the hut. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

It can be argued, for instance, that war is grotesque. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I could sit and talk with them over coffee in the Campus Bowl Luncheonette when they get together to argue about books and politics and ideas. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

It would be silly to argue that the conventional wisdom is never true. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

While we were arguing about what was Chinese and what was Japanese, I noticed this family of five tall blond people standing near us. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t argue, girl,” her grandmother said to Dicey, just as Dicey was opening her mouth to say she wasn’t going to leave Maybeth there alone. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s one of the things . . . we argued about it sometimes.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would harm science, he argued, to “endorse what appears to be an unthoughtful program.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I'd flown to South Dakota, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Arkansas, Virginia, Wisconsin, and California to argue cases on behalf of condemned children over the preceding months. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Strange how when I’m in the college cafeteria and hear the students arguing about history or politics or religion, it all seems so childish. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t argue with me. I know about these things.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Char starts arguing with Mr. Pajolli about how she ain’t never had those things and how everybody is out to get her. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

I’m not about to argue with a full professor, but if you ever have a really unbreakable case of insomnia, do yourself a favor and start reading Chapter Three of the uncut version. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

When I turned into a teenager, I got older and bolder, and I’d argue with Dad about it, but he was stubborn as a stump. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

They argued back and forth so I sat on the bed and put my suitcase in my lap hoping that Mr. Calloway would win the argument and they’d give me some other place to sleep. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Because there’s no point in arguing with Mom about why she’s so unbelievably wrong. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Jon left them there arguing as he returned to the armory, hung up his sword, and stripped off his battered armor. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She could hear angry voices coming from a window, many men talking and arguing all at once. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Laura and Jonah start arguing about how to split up the project, so I decide to ask Roger a few questions. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“At least forty. Maybe fifty. No sign of our friends, as far as I can tell. They all seem to be arguing about something, but I can’t tell what they’re saying.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Sportswriters argued that the rich event was a farce arranged to pad Seabiscuit’s bankroll. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I had to tell him about the high price and that I had planned to be argued down. He didn’t seem to care either way.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I heard them arguing with one another, heard some of them agree that it would be worth it if they could get me once and for all. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

After another minute or so of arguing, I give up and head back down to the cinema. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Tam Lin might have said there was no difference between humans and clones, but everything in Matt’s experience argued against it. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

With her final sentence—“We are here to argue that racial disparities in the US criminal justice system are largely due to racial profiling”—a murmur trickles through the audience. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Some have argued for continuity—that modern science derives from medieval science, or indeed from Aristotle. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“They are drunks with nothing better to do than argue like old women,” Andrew laughed. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They argued that allowing women to participate would distract from the key issue: abolition. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I peek through the crack in the door to find men and women in army fatigues arguing as they huddle over a Battleship board game. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Minli opened her mouth to argue, but a yawn formed instead. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Asher makes a sound as if to argue, but then he stops, as if he’d remembered my successful moves from our last game. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

This rather unorthodox method of obtaining them had been Perry’s inspiration; nuns, he had argued, were certain to have a supply. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

What Dr. Strayer was saying, he argued in a back-and-forth that followed, was merely fact. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Nelida Grau yells from the third row, and in an instant the spectators are on their feet, arguing in every direction. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tiredness in her voice says there’s no use arguing. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Dany could hear her handmaids arguing behind her, debating who was going to win the day’s final match. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Harry did not say anything to this; he still felt angry at the reception his confidences had received, but could not see what was to be gained by arguing further. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I wonder if she is still arguing with those uniformed people and if she has thrown those important documents in their faces and cursed their children’s children. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Even more, I wanted to argue that no one could possibly know that everything would be fine, not 100 percent without a doubt for sure. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The bell rang and I thanked Emily Sue for the nice things she said about me, didn’t argue with her about the rest, and then made my getaway. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

They were arguing about the telegram that had just arrived from the attorney general. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Mother,” I said, “don’t argue with him. You can’t make him change his mind.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Forty minutes later she was inside the physics building once more, arguing with the porter, but this time she had a trump card. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although snacking on termites had amused them, they had argued with each other about how to do the science, how to search for the virus. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But Melody does have mental and physical limitations,” Mrs. Billups argued, trying to put Mom in her place, I guess. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Always the Boy Scout,” sneers Jacqui—and although I expect her to argue, she says, “Fine. The rest of us will stay here and enjoy the nonexistent air-conditioning.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

‘Don’t go arguing with any foreigners, and come straight back!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Of course, it could be argued that all the gunters who had joined clans were doing the same thing. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Kappe had argued that it wasn't necessary to wait but finally relented. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

He views science as an integrated web of interconnecting hypotheses, procedures, and formalisms, and argues that any impact of the world on the web can be distributed in many different ways. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He goes by John, but Twig refuses to call him anything else, and I think Twig scares Dad, so he doesn’t argue. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Govan, who had drafted the document with Joe Slovo, insisted that it had been agreed upon and felt that it was wrong for us to argue in court that it was still under discussion. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

George didn’t bother arguing over who did the finding. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

The birds argued and chattered aloud as they sprang upon Matthias, pinning him to the lid of the door with many claws. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I remember the black political activists who have argued in favor of using black English in schools. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they were facts I couldn’t argue with. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. and Mrs. Franklin were arguing in the kitchen. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

She probably agreed, but didn’t want to argue with David in front of everyone about how to run his project. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Well, I only thought you said ‘Taiwan’ because it sounds the same,” I argued, irritated that she was upset by such an unintentional mistake. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was tired of arguing about whose turn it was to choose the Sunday night seven-thirty television show, of injustice, and of the monotony of everything. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess I am, so no point in arguing that. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

At first Mother argued with him, but within minutes he’d convinced her. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The other day he cracked me up with a story about him and his best friend arguing over some sports team. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

And she was usually either arguing with or not speaking to my father. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Mrs. Carnes is back, and we argue about the change— I want her to keep it, she wants me to keep it, and finally I do because she absolutely won’t take no. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

At a pretrial hearing, I once argued against the exclusion of African Americans from the jury pool. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I follow her through the double doors where Adam and Kim are arguing with an orderly. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom spends a lot of time arguing on the phone with Dad. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I started to protest, not wanting him to feel obliged to tell me what he liked about me just because we’d been arguing, but he continued, undeterred. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The sailor argued a while, and then went on. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

My uncles argued with him, but he was my father, so I believed him. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was through gene regulation, Monod argued, that cells could achieve their unique functions in time and space. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

If it had not been so late at night—if we had been less tired and dispirited—we might have argued with Ira, partly for her sake and partly for Selvam’s. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I open my mouth to argue, but there’s nothing more I can say. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

As he closed the door behind him, I started to argue. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I supported the idea and argued that the conference should deal with craft problems. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a while, Spurge argued, but Werfel kept trekking across dry pastures, and Spurge kept following him, pleading, until the city of Tenebrion was just a distant dot behind them on the horizon. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

She argued that things can happen after a certain age. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

As is always the case with a society, some arguing remained to be done. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

On t’other hand, the law allows any man to avenge the violation of his wife, and the dead man’s lawyers argued that he were doing just that. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Andrews and many others have argued that this makes scientists less likely to share samples and results, which slows research; they also worry that it interferes with health-care delivery. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

But, Blagojevich argued, this was a vital intervention in a state where 40 percent of third graders read below their grade level. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

That was Hiram’s point, and we really went round and round, arguing over, I guess, a period of a month, in person, through letters, on the phone. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Apparently he could tell from Reyna’s expression that further arguing would not be good for his health. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

That was the strange thing: arguing was all they ever did. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Then, in folksy tones, he went on to use the business of political expenses—he argued that the slush fund actually saved the American taxpayer money—as the basis for a roaring ethos appeal. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

When we got into the lobby, I found my mother and Paul arguing with the bald security guy, who’d returned to his post. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

But Lev is bargaining with the man to give us a ride, and before I can argue, he's helping me into the back of the cart. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I’m not arguing, Adam. You realize that with your temperature, your life is in danger? Okay? Your actual life? We need to give the antibiotics a chance to work.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And admit that you've been lying to her from the start? another argued right back. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

They argued that we had the government where we wanted them, and that we should continue the campaign indefinitely. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose one could argue that as I have not joined the Death Eaters, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named can hardly count me a friend ... in which case, I might well be safer a little closer to Al-bus.... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Wormtail hesitated for a moment, looking as though he might argue, but then turned and headed through a second hidden door. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

It can be argued that youthful derring- do is in fact evolutionarily adaptive, a behavior encoded in our genes. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Conservatives argued that poverty was caused not by structural factors related to race and class but rather by culture—particularly black culture. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He waited for Aberforth to jeer or to argue, but he did not. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t say, as Hume did and we do, that there’s no arguing with the facts. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“If the same act had been done by her brother under the same circumstances, the act would have been not only innocent, but honorable and laudable,” Selden argued. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

When he opened his mouth, probably to argue, she hurried on. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Who am I to argue with the law?” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I want to argue with Johnny and go snorkeling and make ice cream. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I argue that the shame and stigma of the “prison label” are, in many respects, more damaging to the African American community than the shame and stigma associated with Jim Crow. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

In meetings on recruitment, I argued insistently—and I’m sure brazenly, in some people’s opinion—that the firm cast a wider net when it came to finding young talent. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Okay, Joe,” he whispered, as if he could talk to the unknown person he’d heard his mother argue with on the phone in the middle of the night, right before she went away. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I have argued particularly against two government programs—affirmative action and bilingual education. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Delsa and Norma, who had sprawled on the linoleum floor wrapped in a blanket, argued about who had to move to give the other more room. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The way I been dressing these days, I don’t argue with her. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Didu waits for me to start arguing, but when I don't, she turns and leaves the room. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

A few weeks ago my parents were arguing in their bedroom with the door closed. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

And at every halt they argued and argued about what they were to do when they reached Tashbaan. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

My friends had pinned me to the ground and were vehemently arguing. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Sticky’s eyes bulged, but Reynie cut him off before they could start arguing. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Some people even argued that it should be permissible to kill such children as long as parents gave their consent. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not going to argue with someone I don’t even know anymore.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

In the case I argued before the Court, we challenged the constitutionality of Alabama's protocols for lethal injection. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Jinx gathered up his money and inched his way toward the door, mistakenly thinking he could slip out while the two women argued it out. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

"Just do as you're told and stop arguing," the father snapped. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

I disagreed, arguing that a Halloween party for local kids and military families who’d never seen the White House before was a perfectly appropriate use for a tiny slice of the Social Office’s entertaining budget. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Don’t argue with white folks,” he had said. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Anthony had been accused of breaking a law that prohibited willful and knowing illegal voting; she argued that she didn’t break the law because she believed her ballot was legal. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Even with all the barking, I can hear people arguing in the lobby. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

We argued the entire night, and in the early hours of the morning I began to feel we were making progress. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we followed the southward curve of Lake Shore Drive, passing bicyclists and runners on the pedestrian pathways, I was arguing silently with myself. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

God’s house was her house, too, she argued. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then after a while, teacher and team agreed that they were arguing chicken-or-egg. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

The priests here were famous for arguing to get the best altars for their own services. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Yet another, tired of arguing, tried simply to intimidate St. George. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there’s no arguing nicknames once a rugby team tattoos yours in their heads. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

If a mystic'd told me that one exact moment in one exact place can act as an antenna that picks up faint traces of lost people, I wouldn't've argued. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I think this raises a sufficient amount of questions that I could argue all day about it. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

This was now pre-empted by Hugh Huxley, who argued that muscle fibers were living and hence not subject to rules for physicists. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Here I am about to voice ideas that most scholars don’t believe, and argue that they should be given a second chance. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

They were still arguing, with vivid, passionate faces. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Still, I whined and argued and whined and argued, but here I am in Colby, North Carolina, staring down at this “Getting to Know You” paper. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Just as he said this, they heard arguing in the distance. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“You know,” I said, “for once I cannot argue with you. The gun, the bullets—I can’t explain any of it. So I’ll give you that much.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

There was, for a time, a citywide integration movement to bus kids to new schools, but Bryn Mawr parents had successfully fought it off, arguing that the money was better spent improving the school itself. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She seemed pretty impressed with my arguing back at her like that. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

At my door, before I can even get my key out, I hear my parents arguing on the other side. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

"You’re completely cracked. Listen to me, and listen to me good. All right? You never fight back. Ever. You do what the officers tell you, and you don’t argue with them." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“Well, it is difficult to argue with that,” she said, after a moment. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I’m not about to argue with a loaded weapon. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

His parents began arguing then, but Wash stopped listening. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Some argued for nonviolence on purely ethical grounds, saying it was morally superior to any other method. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was Farmer’s style not to openly argue with authority, but he usually found ways to get what he wanted. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I really regret how we argued last time. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

A member of Parliament, arguing against the stamp tax, said that the colonists, who had no representatives in Parliament, were being burdened with a tax they had not voted on. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take a deep breath and decide not to argue. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I began to yell at him and we argued. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did not want to argue with her mom, not now. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Former slaves, it was argued, were too illiterate to exercise the vote responsibly, and were ill-prepared for the duties of public office. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

As Cheetah kicked her one night in the living room, Deborah yelled, “Why you always have to be arguing and fussing with me?” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I asked hopelessly, careful not to give the impression I was arguing. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Galanter looked ready to argue, thought better of it, then stared over at me. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

They lost in the lower courts, so they appealed to the Supreme Court, arguing that the federal protections of a citizen’s right to vote superseded any state law that says otherwise. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

She was arguing with another girl over the chair. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Paley wrote about natural history, arguing that if you examined specimens carefully, you could see how beautifully they were created, how perfect they were in their adaptations. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Across the room from her, a man forgot what he was arguing about, why he was even arguing. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Victoria Woodhull arguing before the House Judiciary Committee that Congress should pass a declaratory act confirming women’s right to vote as a provision of the Fourteenth Amendment. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I scream and argue until everyone hates me, then I wake up in tears from how real it feels. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I wanted to argue with him, but sometimes he had a terrible way of being right. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I argued that the confidence of the people in our campaigns had grown precisely because they realized that we were not reckless with their lives. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

If a spat with Delly can reduce him to arguing with himself, he’s got no business learning how to assemble a gun. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Most mornings they’d argue for a few minutes, then Tyler would surrender his pencil, his shoulders slumping as he pulled on his boots and welding gloves. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Just as Father needed to talk to Zuraiq’s mother, my brothers and I argued that we needed to talk to Zuraiq. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

But the worst difficulty is maintaining silence when thirteen people are arguing all the time. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Steven had been reading an article about some new animals being added to the Brookfield Zoo, and now he was arguing with Alan about which was more dangerous: a lion or a black rhinoceros. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

It had now been two days since Jawad Sahib visited our home and my parents began arguing without end. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The State's lawyer argued that this was a routine capital murder case and that the death penalty had been appropriately imposed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

You two just love to argue, I said. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He still found the author’s preachy manner annoying, but he couldn’t argue with her facts. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found myself arguing alone against the majority opinion and then I made still another amazing discovery. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Two pennies left over. Two pennies left over,” Natalie says like someone is arguing with her math. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know this is no time to argue, so I grab the money and head off to the woods. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks. I’m scared of what will happen if they can’t stop arguing.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Sarai lingered in the half-light of the gallery, listening to the rhythms of Sparrow and Ruby arguing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Sperm, this theory argued, already contained a minihuman—a tiny fetus, fully formed, shrunken and curled into a minuscule package and waiting to be progressively inflated into a baby. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

We argued for the broadest possible def-inition and said that any person who was convicted of an offense that was politically motivated should qualify for an indemnity. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he'd roll up his sleeves, pick up whatever they were arguing the opposite of, and not leave the ring until both of them were battered into mute agreement.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

But the real information, Bateson argued, was not contained in the features, but in the combination of genes that determined them—i.e., in the genotype. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Dimple was excellent at arguing with Mamma, but when it came to confrontations with other people, her backbone somehow became jellylike. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“But ours are so awful,” I argued aloud to Grandma, but I really only wanted to make “word noise” so I wouldn't think about the sad feelings taking me over. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He spoke in Farsi, but Sohrab argued back, his voice rising in pitch and volume until it started cracking. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

A third theory argues that the children’s burial reflects the way they died rather than their status in life. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shall argue that the psychological arrow is determined by the thermodynamic arrow, and that these two arrows necessarily always point in the same direction. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shrews began kicking, punching, arguing, screaming, wrestling and shouting. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

As I started packing up my gear, we kept arguing. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Perhaps my mother argued that my irregular attendance would be disruptive, I don’t know, but she came home with the books, and we began our kitchen-table school. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I agreed with everything because I didn’t want to argue with her. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I coughed, and Gum Baby shifted on my shoulder, but neither of us tried to argue with her. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The author argued that species were transforming all the time. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Big Time reached the street a man was arguing with a policeman while a tow truck hooked up his car. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Empedocles argued that it could only be air. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fall of Indian societies had everything to do with the natives themselves, researchers argue, rather than being religiously or technologically determined. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“My friend killed herself not that long ago. We argued and she died angry at me.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

And, he added, “This conduct is very egregious and I don’t think anybody would argue that if it were committed by an adult that the punishment would be cruel and unusual.” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what a fight between me and Dylan would look like because arguing has never been our thing. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He isn't going to argue with me because after over a month of living together he knows I really only talk to state facts. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Naturally, Marxist historians have wanted to argue that the new science was the result of new social relations. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Mamá caught my eye and signaled for me not to argue. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Which is why when Mom and Dad start arguing, he doesn’t hear them, either.Mom shouts Get a checkup. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

Ishmael argued at length about this, asserting that Cod could not possibly view their love as something wrong or evil. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

"I didn't mean to argue! I was just talking to myself!" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

I had gotten used to Patty and Lu snapping on each other and arguing. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Rupert and Miss Anderson start arguing, and the other man finally interrupts. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Given her mood, it wasn’t a subtlety I was prepared to argue. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Mimicry, they argue, is also one of the means by which we infect each other with our emotions. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not yet. We’ve been arguing about what to call her for weeks.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe your tutors didn’t cover this lesson, but you do not argue with a man covered in blood and a knife up his sleeve.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Some have argued that it’s a mistranslation in the bible. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t argue with her because maybe it’s the right move. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Some were for leaving immediately, but it was late, and Jenner and I argued against it. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I was looking over the medicines, trying to figure out which would be best for her, when I heard someone arguing. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

Babou glowered at the cashier and started arguing about the price of admission. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

After arguing with her mother and father for two straight days, she rejected the young man’s proposal. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

So quickly, I argued with myself, that it might have been sheer reflexes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

My dad had always said therapy was for people who are weak, so I was surprised when he didn’t argue with my mom for saying I should go—but I sure did. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

One of Chicago’s founding fathers, William B. Ogden, argued strenuously for expatriation-sending the freed slaves far, far away to countries in Central and South America. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But there was no time to argue, and I had no better idea. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

In our day the Soviet Union disintegrated after drought caused a series of bad harvests in the 1970s and 1980s, but nobody argues that climate ended Communist rule. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I think about telling her that we will never be even, as in the same, but I know she wouldn’t understand and she’d want to argue. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Gunters had filled countless message board threads arguing about the meaning of the painting, about what the black dragon signified or whether it signified anything at all. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Miss Duncan is still occupied with the pony drivers, most likely arguing about the fee. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The women argue back, scrutinizing something about one of the worlds for the Warcross championships. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The Russell Stover box has gone all the way around back to Tía, who takes out one of the little papery molds, and sighs when the kids argue about who will get it. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

She looked at him as if she were going to argue, then seemed to change her mind. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Then they went to the hotel restaurant for dinner, where they argued over who would pay the bill. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

And that is why I argue in this book that right around the year 2000 we entered a whole new era: Globalization 3.0. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Did you know you can get a degree in music? If you had one, you could give lessons, you could direct the church choir. Even Dad won’t argue with that, not much anyway.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I knew better than to argue with her. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

They argued that students should have a greater say on issues affecting their education and recommended that the School Board be enlarged to include four students—two black and two white. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mark expected Trina to argue a little, but she nodded, sucking in deep breaths. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

David Korn, vice provost for research at Harvard University, argues that giving patients control over their tissues is shortsighted. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

It would take all day to look for Julio, Roosevelt argued. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Some scholars imagine ancient hunter-gatherer societies as peaceful paradises, and argue that war and violence began only with the Agricultural Revolution, when people started to accumulate private property. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Annabeth wanted to argue, but as soon as he said sleep, her body betrayed her, despite her resolution never to sleep in Tartarus again. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Inmates are not at large at night, swarming around you on their way to chow, arguing with you when it’s time to “lock in,” calling you names, stressing you out. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I remember them, too, that's not the point," Otis Amber argued. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead she is arguing with a man on the other side of the coffee table about a movie by Buhuel. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

If it could be argued that the earth might not be a true sphere then, equally, the waters might not be. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He hesitates, about to argue, but then his eyes meet mine. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Yet,” I agreed; I would have argued, but now I wanted him to be expecting disasters. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

You couldn’t argue with him, he was so excited. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

People still discussed and argued about what Malthus had to say, especially about the problems of poverty. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Only the boys are going to try something like that and argue that it’s art. Nudes. I can just hear the way they’ll justify that. Simpleminded clichés—all of them.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You can’t have a daughter, since you abandoned her when she was little and went to war,” the sister-in-law argued. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

New Departure advocates argued that women who met those conditions were citizens, so they should have all the rights of citizenship, including the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

They were determined to go, and Mary was reluctant to argue. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

We remain flattened on the worn-out, dusty blue carpet of the bank, and Marv and I are looking at each other with eyes that argue. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He didn’t argue or stick out his tongue or anything. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

While student leaders argued about what to do to diffuse the situation, the police suddenly opened fire. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Year ago they held meetings to decide what to do; if they disagreed with an officer, they stopped and argued. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite my many protests of a weak stomach, Mom argued that we couldn’t afford takeout and insisted we tough it out. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“There’s no way to tell them apart,” argued Horace. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Many critics argued that such evidence would ultimately disempower poor victims, victims who were racial minorities, and family members who didn't have the resources to advocate for their deceased loved ones. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Bebe had tried to tell them she only wanted to see her baby, but wasn’t sure now what she had said, if she had argued or threatened or raged or begged. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Because science is based upon observation and experiment, some critics argue that string theory is not science but philosophy. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I’m about to argue when Mrs. Gruver steps out of her office and puts her long, skinny self between me and any chance of escape. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“India Opal,” the preacher said, rubbing his nose, “don’t argue with me.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

She needs you to translate it, he argued back with himself, but within the words there was a hint of uncertainty. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

You’re arguing that the fragile, rare thing is beautiful simply because it is fragile and rare. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

He argued that it was one of the things he always requested, that he used it for baking. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Hank never argued with Digger because he looked up to him too much. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

There was no arguing with her, none at all. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Calvin seemed to be arguing with Jordan, but Jordan shoved him aside, then whipped his arm forward. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Everywhere people were talking and arguing and listening to Chester. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I argued for closure but went along with the majority. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jongintaba, he argued, would not only be a fine custodian of the crown but an excellent mentor to the young prince. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He argued with his dad, the head pastor, about the difference between old country music, which had grit, and new country music, which had music videos. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Then she yanked me round so both our backs were to the others and they wouldn’t see if we started to argue. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I keep hammering away at Didu's new churchgoing habit, arguing and lecturing every chance I get. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You could have gotten this anywhere,” she said, just as he had argued to Van Eck a few hours earlier. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

And, Mama argued, we needed the education to go along with our cash. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wants to argue with Gerhard, such a know-it-all he is, but he also sees his brother is right. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Malcolm didn’t argue with her; there were other customers to attend to, so he was busy, and besides, he believed in Asta’s feelings. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

In the next stall, I heard Annabeth and some guy arguing with each other, then the music’s volume decreased drastically. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Colonel Dent and Mr. Eshton argue on politics; their wives listen. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Now, standing in my room arguing with me, she looked stuck. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

For years, scientists have argued back and forth about why this is the case. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

What he was saying, instead, was something very similar to what Nisbett and Cohen argued after their hallway studies at the University of Michigan. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Davos could not argue with the truth of that From what he had seen at Eastwatch-by-the-Sea, he did not care to know winter either. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

By the time a certain party realized what had happened, she was too interested in what was going on to argue. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The screen flicked off just as Mother was opening her mouth to argue. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Della Mae Justice stands before the jury in the Pike County Courthouse, arguing that her client’s land in Greasy Creek Hollow was illegally grabbed when the neighbors expanded their cemetery behind her home. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what amazed me more, the fact that they were arguing about kittens, or that they’d managed to forget that I was in the car. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Back at the house, while the young men visit with Mama in the galerfa, Minerva argues with their father. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brij and Matthew were arguing loudly about cryptocurrencies and Skid and Aaron were debating which was more important to society, botany or music, but I could barely hear them. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I scolded him for it, but he argued quietly that it was very good and very wholesome; that it was life, strong life, and gave life to him. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

And there was no arguing over who would do the talking. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Stanton argued that his response proved her point, demonstrating that men had “run this government for one hundred years without consulting the women of the United States.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The guys continued to argue over the numbers: They were rating the first-year girls by their head shots in the student handbook. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

No police sirens, no loud music, no couples arguing outside his window on the street. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

However, it has recently been argued that they actually date from 1.8 million years ago. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Europe's defenders argue that the mass deaths cannot be described as genocide. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Lobbyists for Sprint argued that a law banning handheld phone use could be used to discriminate against minority motorists, who were more likely to be pulled over because of racial bias by police. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

There was a lot of loud talking, pointing, and arguing. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

A couple, both with bright blue Mohawks, is arguing in front of the Fifty-Second Street subway entrance. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I offer them the Commandant's remaining letter only to find myself arguing with them over its authenticity for ten minutes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“There was nothing I could do. Not then. It’s too hard for me to explain. We don’t have the time to argue. You want to stop him or no?” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“They’re not going to let us argue with them, are they,” I say. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he worked the lunch and dinner shift, and by the end of the night he was worn out, especially since he often found himself arguing with the Greek owner. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

The twelve jurors had argued over the meaning of the word doubt, then over the meaning of the term reasonable, then over both put together. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

As you’re walking, sound washes over you, the steady thrum of human activity, people talking in a dozen different languages, chatting, haggling, arguing. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I stepped outside as my parents continued arguing inside. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Which is why nobody thought to argue with her when she decided to dye Mary Toy’s hair black for Granny’s funeral. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Veturius looks to the streets, then adds, “We can argue about it if you like. Or we can get the hell out of here.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Lefty doesn’t have time to argue the point. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Eventually, however, Morgan had become convinced by Bateson’s evidence; it was hard to argue against “Mendel’s bulldog,” who came armed with charts of data. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I didn’t like that but, not wanting to argue, I didn’t say anything. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he thinks it's the safest place, who am I to argue? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Every year we’ve been in high school, the day before Thanksgiving break, senior humanities students dress like Greek philosophers and argue throughout the halls all day. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“He started arguing with himself like he was two people. The guards had to take him away. On the good side, no one seemed to notice I finished his stew.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He was arguing that Dr. Strayer’s testimony would run afoul of a rule preventing him from suggesting a legal conclusion to the jury. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

But with all my knowledge and scepticism, I have never been able to argue with a one-hundred-piece symphony orchestra, full colour, three dimensions, and I being in and part of those incredible parlours. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Mrs. Richardson, he could see, felt it was a generous gesture, so instead of arguing, he made a point of speaking to Mia on her first morning in the house. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“But it has only one, and if I got out the right side——” he argued. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

I sigh, wishing I could argue with that reasoning. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

In a moment the platform was full of arguing, gesticulating shadows. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Aru was so distracted by their arguing that it took a while before she felt Mini tugging on her sleeve. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Bod was ready to argue or simply to negotiate, but he saw the hurt look on Thackeray’s face, and he relented. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Morgan petitioned the state senate, arguing that Israel’s election was illegal because people from the two poorest sections of town had been allowed to vote without proving they had taken an oath of allegiance. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was the crazed look in Hyacinth’s eyes, or the fact that she was cradling a strange yet adorable kitten in her arms, but her siblings did not stop to argue. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

One of my neighbors argued with Shaukat over bruised zucchini and squash. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

They were arguing about my eyes, or about my glasses. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

What is more, they argued, “we know as many whites who were guilty” of taking advantage of the sick, “but this is looked over, while the blacks are held up to censure.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

And Harry knew it would be no good to argue. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

But she was not trying to argue her eldest into staying, even though she knew that if he escaped or died trying she and others in her family would be tortured and probably killed. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

He argued, reasonably, that it would be unfair to American athletes to let German politics deprive them of their chance to compete on a world stage. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The voices of the war gods were arguing again in his ears. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

We argued last night after he suggested I’d left Coin no choice but to counter my demand for the victors’ safety with one of her own. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Rush bled and purged aggressively and argued for his cure each time; other doctors hotly argued against it and him. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

These systems were modeled on the theories of Frederick Winslow Taylor, an industrial engineer, who argued that companies should be run “scientifically,” with each worker’s task minutely analyzed and quantified. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The spontaneous decision to argue with that same co-worker is made unconsciously—by a different part of the brain and motivated by a different part of your personality. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

We could hear Pa and Big Ma arguing. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

He argued that this was because the light from the moons took longer to reach us when we were farther away. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

To avoid arguing with his father, he acquired the habit of silence and soon discovered it was far more comfortable. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a rude and drunken fellow, always ready to argue, even with the king himself. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone was talking in Farsi, arguing back and forth too fast for me to make anything out. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

How long do I have before Bryce and Aurora burst out of our bedroom arguing about something? The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

In part, the bonding occurred because the correspondence of their twilight years permitted both sages to confront and argue out their different notions of the history they had lived and made together. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

But this year—he was too dead tired to argue. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Water levels receded so deeply, the archaeologist Richardson Gill argued in 2000, that “starvation and thirst” killed millions of Maya. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

They argued whether the pressure of so many newcomers was going to send them the way so many others were sent, into the territory of the Bwaanug, the Dakota. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

When my family came to visit, their arguing and laughing and singing and shouting echoed through the quiet halls. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I ran outside and crouched close to the doorway, listening to them argue about Lassa fever. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two were arguing very loudly when Martha pulled a sheet of paper from her pocket and showed it to Kapugen. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They even argue about the score when they know what the score is. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

That would usually turn into an argument, but today, we all know that we don’t want to spend this last moment arguing. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

In all honesty, she often argued, wouldn’t she help the family most by leaving? The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The two men argued it was more probable that a single migration had left Asia, and that some people in Haplogroup A were in it. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

A guy had been arguing with someone in a room near the stairs on this floor. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Sure, we argue over dumb stuff like TV shows and which Dolly look is the best, but never anything real. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Everyone laughed at him. They said a man who was one inch tall could never rule a village. They got so worked up that they started arguing again.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

When Mrs. Caruthers didn’t argue he clapped his hands and snapped his fingers. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“I used to listen to you arguing that same thing with Clevinger. And look what happened to him. Right inside that cloud.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Twenty or thirty times I tried and failed; then I argued that if I could not write the opening scene, I’d start with the scene that followed. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

But selective inbreeding via marriage, Wells argued, might paradoxically produce weaker and duller generations. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I was constantly being reminded by these dialogues of the way Danny argued Talmud with his father. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, if you’re arguing against someone about what to do in the future, find something in the past with which to discredit him. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

He whipped his head back so fast to the card game the brothers were arguing over that Steve appeared to have momentarily laid down before bouncing back upright. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry I argued with Jay. I was upset and hurt.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I turned and walked away from the arguing children, feeling tired and disgusted. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Before the boy could argue, Thomas grabbed him under his arms, squeezed Chuck’s torso. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Outside, two guys were arguing loudly, seconds away from punches being thrown. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I know I can't argue him out of this one, so I don't try. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“There’s no way he can know! The ballots are secret,” the false priest argued back. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother did not argue; she knew my father well enough not to. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

What was the point in arguing with dream people, who mixed you up. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama tried to argue some more, but Bud Searcy wouldn’t listen. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aristotelian philosophers thought that all true knowledge could be expressed in syllogistic form, arguing from indisputable premises to undeniable conclusions, all based on Evidence-Perspicuity. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“But she raised the giant in the first place,” the second judge argued. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

It was kind of hard to argue with her, though I was glad she was safe. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I asked, remembering how much she and Papa had argued the night before. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Luke didn’t want to argue with him, but even if Toby didn’t care about the money—Jimmy would. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

So she set about clearing out the house, arguing with the intruders as she shouted at them, and by four in the afternoon she was successful. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

She was arguing more from habit than conviction. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

We snuck into each other’s rooms by night to trade secrets, argue, commiserate, spy, and continue chess games and monopoly games that had begun days earlier. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He argued that the American public, particularly in the South, would not accept a white man as Anderson’s accompanist. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

Supreme Court, where it was argued that electrocution would constitute “cruel and unusual punishment.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A million paleo-Indians, Martin argued, could easily form a wave of hunters that would radiate out from the southern end of the ice-free corridor, turning the continent into an abattoir. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Schindler was forced to agree, but ironically, that change was what saved our lives near the end of the war when Schindler argued that his "expert" workers had to be moved to Brünnlitz. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

In that day some may have argued that he was even more accomplished than Poe. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Refusing to argue anymore with my father, she walked on swollen ankles into the sun room. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Genes, the Pajama paper argued, were not just passive blueprints. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

That night I kept waking to hear Mother and Mr. Freeman arguing. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

For decades, the northern and southern regions of the United States bitterly argued over slavery. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Javier would ramble about a new Gen-Gyro-Gang member, or argue with Dad for ten minutes that he knew you could reach your brain if you picked your nose hard enough. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Valerie thought nothing of speaking her mind in a roomful of opinionated men, often managing to deftly bring people around to whatever side she was arguing. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She spent even more time with the debate team and at tournaments, once arguing in the persuasive category in favor of child support. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She sat down on the couch and immediately dropped off to sleep, snoring away while the rest of us argued. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had no idea what he was talking about, but I didn’t say anything because he had that mad look in his eye that he usually had when he argued with Dad. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Granovetter argues that it is because when it comes to finding out about new jobs — or, for that matter, new information, or new ideas — “weak ties” are always more important than strong ties. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The actual number is slightly contentious because the heavy, synthesized elements exist for only millionths of seconds and chemists sometimes argue over whether they have really been detected or not. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

They’ve barely noticed that I’m there, more intent on calling out to their mother and arguing about who’s going higher on the swings. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I was there. I don’t want to see it again,” I argued. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Annabeth looked like she wanted to argue, but she waved at Rachel to lead on. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

And before he can argue, adds, “Pigeons recognize kindness in others...Pigeons can do backflips.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

This year a trumpet vine leaned eagerly against a cool lily, pointy leaves fought to see who could take over the steps, purples and blood reds argued loudly with each other. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

When I came downstairs for breakfast, Mom and Dad were arguing. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

My parents were good enough to take a time-out from arguing to answer it, and my mom hollered up the stairs that the call was for me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“But, Beryl, I saw—” “Don’t argue. Sherry goes straight to the brain.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Papa argued that the family surely must be educated, judging by the way Miss Love talked so proper. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I’ve spent so much of my life trying to avoid Amá because we always end up arguing over stupid, petty things. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Nancy had been reasonable—• at any rate, she had not argued—and now, before saying good night, Mr. Clutter secured from her a promise to begin a gradual breaking off with Bobby. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The conduct of the President,” argued the defense team, “has compromised the judiciary to the point where a fair trial is impossible, now or in the future.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

But that night, after I was supposed to be asleep, I heard Mother and Daddy arguing again. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Constantin and the Russian girl interpreter and the whole bunch of black and white and yellow men arguing down there behind their labeled microphones seemed to move off at a distance. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Harry repeated, but Hermione shot him a warning look; apparently he was not to argue with Ron while the latter was in such a weakened condition. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He paused and then said he wanted the parties to submit written briefs arguing what ruling he should make. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He seemed to argue, contrary to common sense and the visual evidence provided by all maps, that the Potomac was actually farther west than the Susquehanna. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

After they were done arguing, I asked him if he wanted to know what I’d heard, but he didn’t. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to argue but I held my tongue. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Slave owners fought back, arguing that owners should be able to list their slaves as property when they arrived in France and take them with them when they left. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

He argued that Stanton’s reforms would “unsex every female in the land.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

He was a brilliant talker, and when he was arguing some difH- cult point he had a way of skipping from side to side and whisking his tail which was somehow very persuasive. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

She could always come to the game after the concert, he argued. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you remember when you read us the sixteen verses of the fourth chapter of Genesis and we argued about them?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not going to argue that our new dishwasher is connected to the garbage disposal so we don’t have to be all old school about loading the dishes. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Most of the Times staff wanted to go ahead; some argued the other side. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

They argued nearly every day—about a flaw in the schematics or a tool that had been left at home. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

After these readings, I followed as the poets would stand out on U Street or repair to a cafe and argue about everything—books, politics, boxing. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

It scared me when Sam argued with the grownups like that. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tab and Celeste were standing together against the wall on the other side of the loud auditorium, clearly arguing. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

The Quakers, he argued, were infamous innocents incessantly disposed to drip their precious purity like holy water over everyone else’s sins. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

We never actually argued: we just drifted away. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

They argued that since there seemed to be infinitely more Friedmann-like models without a big bang singularity than there were with one, we should conclude that there had not in reality been a big bang. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was going to argue the...distribution of something, and the something public ballot. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, but you can certainly create a culture where students know this shouldn’t happen,” Mom argued. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

And then I think of Alice and how she argued with Humpty Dumpty about using the right words. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

They almost never argue about money or bills or anything really when I can overhear them. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Would anyone like to argue that this is of use to us in winning the war?” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Somewhere at the top of the arena, the voices of the game’s analysts argue back and forth about today’s game. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, you see, I’m not actually arguing, sir. So I don’t really know. But I’ll be there!” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Napoleon, on the other hand, argued that the great need of the moment was to increase food production, and that if they wasted time on the windmill they would all starve to death. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

In fact, it could be argued that she sought them out, perhaps even enjoyed them. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wished with all her heart she had found the letter that had started this, the one her parents had been arguing about weeks ago. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the day, St. George sat at a desk facing the door to a stairwell and argued with inmates. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can’t help it,” he had argued glumly to the blind man, in the beginning of their life together, when he had been caught in some small transgression. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

How could you argue with a voice like that? Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Though I would have argued with anyone who told me I was just a kid! In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But the Tembisa houses are better than what we have here,” my mother argued. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think they argued, but she couldn’t get them to pay and she didn’t have a lot of time. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had his mouth set to argue, but I didn’t wait for a retort. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought embarrassment was having my boyfriend hear my parents argue. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Father hardly ever hit me, but he hit Sam dozens of times, mostly for arguing. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He argued with himself that he was safe again; he felt strong, and the dread of the night before was gone. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

New York was a Free State, they argued, and any colored person became magically free once they stepped over the border. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Instead of writing the guy up, he proceeded to argue with him, and a dozen other inmates who gathered around, about the fate of the contraband. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even as they argued, she was exploring the monkeys. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They argued that it was unnecessary to disclose all information to research subjects or get consent in all cases, and that Southam’s behavior was considered ethical in the field. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

They argued that the country was in an explosive mood and the people were hungry for something more spectacular than a mere protest. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can feel myself redden, even in the dark, and I can also feel myself get ready to argue. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

When she wasn’t speaking to her cousin, she spoke to her husband, shorter conversations, in which she ended up arguing about whether to have chicken or lamb for dinner. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The outcome of a revolution is, he argues, culturally relative, contingent, peculiar; but it leads to a period of stability during which progress is the norm. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“We used to argue about it. Then one night I said, ‘O.K., you’re the boss, let’s go.’ In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

She kept smiling so that no one at Rosemary’s house would know they were arguing. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Late that Saturday night, he and his uncle began to argue with one another in their home on the Southside of town. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The author, Mary Wollstonecraft, argued that women weren’t naturally inferior to men but lacked educational opportunities that allowed them to achieve equality. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

It is against this position that he appears to be arguing here. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He was behind a huge barricade, arguing with a police officer. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I heard a commotion in the living room, the girls arguing again, but the front was locked and I had the only key. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Once he asked me suddenly as we sat mulling over the pumpkins, “Leah, do you know what they spent the last Bible convention in Atlanta arguing about?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I wake up near morning, I’m still in the Sledge Game, and I’m chasing the woman who brought the card and arguing with the kid. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

She didn’t argue, she didn’t insist that she was telling the truth. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Rather than argue, I put my crab bucket and money on the edge of the porch and stepped out of my overalls. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The book went on to say that scientists had been arguing about whether or not the Jupiter bird had been able to fly for over fifty years. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“And besides,” I told her, “I overheard something—Professor Nemur and Dr. Strauss were arguing, and Nemur said he’s positive that nothing can go wrong.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Not sure he wants to remember Afghanistan. Or arguing with my mom. Mom says, ‘It’s nobody’s fault, they “grew apart.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

“We won’t argue that point, for the moment. Let me finish.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Her steps quickened at the rumblings of arguing male voices that echoed off the stones as they neared a bend. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Both Mr. Pope and Mr. Armin argued on my behalf. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Oscar, I overheard some of that fight this morning. As soon as I realized you guys were arguing, I left, but—” I stifle the confession because I’m thinking his organs may have caught fire. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I knew better than to argue, so we moved along. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t like he could say, My mother and father argue. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I had to go back to an appellate court in California and argue to get that sentence replaced with a reasonable sentence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

My mother grew increasingly tired of him coming home drunk and smelling of booze, and often they’d argue. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Oh, come, I tell you it’s so. He had one of the big-shot scientists of U. S. Robot & Mechanical Men Corporation over at the office to argue with me.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Whatever look these musings produced upon his face, Eril-Fane didn’t try to argue him out of it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I argued both cases in March of that year and waited anxiously until we won a favorable ruling. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Bruno seized on Copernicanism to argue for an infinite and eternal universe. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I argued that they were not advancing the cause by remaining in jail. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Will’s sisters were already in their usual spots at the kitchen table, arguing over the positioning of a cereal box for the best viewing, when he made his way down for breakfast. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Matt badly wanted to argue his case, but he knew Celia wouldn’t believe him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guards were arguing with the wagon driver now, and one of them was pointing at Inej. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

We argued over lots of stuff: him not being nice enough to Kim, me being antisocial at shows, how fast he drove, how I stole the covers. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Their shorts were just as tiny in the eighties,” I argued. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

She didn’t look like the same girl who had argued with the King’s Chancellor in the Council room, demanding that she be given a choice. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Her voice was so fierce that I didn’t even try to argue. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I shrugged because it was easier to go with him than to continue arguing. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The last time they had spoken, they had argued heatedly, and the memory of it still made her face burn with suppressed anger. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She could hear the voices of the meeting ahead, behind a closed door: men’s voices in muted arguing. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

While I am fascinated by the linguistic exuberance of the vox populi, I’d be the first to argue that having prescriptive rules is desirable, indeed indispensable, in many arenas of writing. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

We knew to stay away from the kitchen, where they argued about politics, the price of ham hocks, whether or not his daughters were uppity, and which horse had won the trifecta. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Maybe they did argue, but not in my presence. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Taking this line of reasoning to its logical extreme, the purists argued that using gas was therefore cheating. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

But she argued with them with such an absence of bile, such a concentration of manlove, that they felt their convictions solidified by her disagreement. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

And so, Gordon, the intern, settled on negligent homicide, the toughest misdemeanor penalty, arguing that the two charges for reckless behavior are not “harsh enough to do justice to the outcome of the accident.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t see him very well in the shimmer from the sunlight off the water, but they appeared to be arguing. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

They argued over how fast each car could go and what models were better than others. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

During this ride, my mother argued with the rickshaw puller, who wanted extra cash to carry the two of us and our luggage. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Claire wanted to argue, perceived that she must not, and fell silent. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

We were both bleary-eyed and quiet because we’d been up late Sunday night arguing about whether or not I should tell everything if I got called on to testify. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

There is, they argued, no such thing as a form or essence, there are only particular objects. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

‘Short cuts make long delays,' argued Pippin. ‘The country is rough round here, and there are bogs and all kinds of difficulties down in the Marish — I know the land in these parts. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

But I couldn’t argue the case because I was, at that moment, actually breaking the law. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“She’s right,” said Ron, who seemed to know that Harry was about to argue, even if he could not see his face. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

These exchanges are important because they frame a debate that was never so succinctly argued in the courtroom, given the long and drawn-out legal process. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t any point in arguing with him, I realized. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mind-set had to change, he argued to me, and doctors were the only advocates the poor had. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Fie had argued that the moon was an opaque body, shining solely by reflecting the light of the sun. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I’m about to argue that I did listen, but we both know it would be a lie. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Likewise, the logician would argue, You only live once should be rewritten as You live only once, with only next to the thing it quantifies, once. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Pong fumed at the oily man but climbed into the boat without arguing. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

When he said I always helped him when his parents were arguing, I was tremendously happy; it was one step toward making me believe in his friendship. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

His dad flashed him a look, but didn't argue. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry about that now, Bella. You can argue with me when you wake up.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Let’s stop arguing for two minutes in here. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

How would it be if he refused to permit the change of subject, if he insisted upon arguing the case against Malfoy? Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

As much as she wanted to argue, Candice could tell it would do no good. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Nelson argued that he was simply enforcing the law. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

They could attempt to stop HeLa research through a lawsuit, arguing that it’s impossible to anonymize Henrietta’s cells, which contain their DNA. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Ralph argued that in fact this way they could avoid getting too Americanized. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since we have a concept of an infinite perfect being in our minds, Descartes then argued that this infinite and perfect being—God—must exist. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Some people would argue this wasn’t worth a five-hour walk,” he volunteered. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I don’t even know if I can argue with that. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

His grandma ushered them out moments later, a look on her face that even his dad wasn’t going to argue with. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Don’t argue the obvious. Lopez never let anything stand in his way, either.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mini was a couple feet away from her, furiously arguing with...with herself? Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But he wasn’t there to argue his points. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember the way you used to give me that side-eye whenever I argued with Mama. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Instead, I argued that the really important step was the cozy- corner insight. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Quintilian goes on to argue, interestingly, that sometimes what might be decorous in practical terms could be unbecoming sub specie aeternitate. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Mom rolled her eyes, so she may try to argue against this, but a promise is a promise. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

"Just give India a few decades to catch up," I argue. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, conservationists argue for keeping this unpopulous region as close to nature as possible. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

They made haste tucking into their dinners, playing cards, paging newspapers, and arguing loud about the British soldiers and their navy and taxes and a war. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe a painter would come by and we could argue about method and haggle about price.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

How they fought over that one like schoolgirls arguing over who will hold whose hand! In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Far off, he hears the children arguing, then the chiming of the doorbell. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

In December 1891 Burnham received a proposal from a tugboat manufacturer arguing the case for steam launches at the exposition. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

No one had argued with the dying woman. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Mom and Dad are at each other’s throats arguing about all of this—the football practice, the lightning, the kind of place we live in now. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I would argue she needs to see loving consequences,” my mom said. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Charles argued that “there seems too much misery in the world.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Indeed, except for portraiture, it can be argued that the decorative arts were the fine arts of America. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt responsible for their argument, even though he knew that Nali and Uncle Jet were not arguing because of something he did. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

In court, the suffragists argued that they had refused to stop picketing because their action was legal under the Constitution. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Ignoring the waitress’s growing anger, Blair continued to press for service, arguing, with a logic that only infuriated the woman, that if Woolworth’s didn’t want to serve the public perhaps they should sell membership cards. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The other rangers exchanged a look, but no man thought to argue. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It is frequently argued in defense of mass incarceration that African Americans want more police and more prisons because crime is so bad in some ghetto communities. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

And Papa had argued with him, so he certainly didn’t tell him about it. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Rather than argue, he walks into his father’s bedroom to see if he is awake. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

‘Don’t argue, Charles dear, I’m sure that you would want some company, if you had to be in bed all these lovely, sunny days, you would want to see a friend.’ I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I know there’s no point in arguing as we scurry across the lawn. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

She didn’t want to argue, and she didn’t want to look at Ben’s sad face. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He always turns the volume way up when Amá and I are arguing, as if he’s trying to drown us out. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

As before, archaeologists became gun-shy about arguing that Indians arrived in the Americas before the canonical date. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

She tried to argue with them, but her parents were firm, paying attention now, putting space between her and Pet. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Terryl was doing a command performance for her debate team, arguing about the deleterious impact of violence in advertising. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

But when Mom gets that red look in her eyes, I know...it’s better to stop arguing. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The whole mob began arguing while Narcissus stared at the lake, ignoring them. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The mayor had argued with the old man driving it, then stormed off. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

You can often argue both for and against a given proposition on the basis of the same evidence. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

John Henry frowned but was no longer arguing. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She argued with them cheerfully when they wanted to argue. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Without equality, he argued, eugenics would degenerate into yet another mechanism by which the powerful could control the weak. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I’m in too good a mood to argue anymore, so I tell him he can use it in ten minutes. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I thought she was fixing to argue that I was getting too big for my britches. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was his mom and father, arguing about who was going to have primary custody of Nathan. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I never got the chance to argue with her, because just then an invisible force slammed into me. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Sheed was quick to call out nonsense, but quiet when he couldn’t argue. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

They were arguing over who won a volleyball game. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Whatever. It’s done. I don’t want to argue.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

One could argue this result is a tragic, unforeseeable mistake, and that the goal was always crime control, not the creation of a racial undercaste. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The food was scattered by two elderly sisters, who argued every day about which pigeon liked which sister the best. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

But it is hard to argue with Emily Dickinson. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He also didn’t argue or wheedle or cajole or ratchet the charm way up. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Carver School should be a safe place for girls from every culture, Miss—Coach Harper," I argued. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

My feeling is that, if there really had been pre-Clovis settlement in the Americas, it would have become obvious at many locations by now, and we would not still be arguing. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Griswald ran a hand over his bald head, but he didn’t argue. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

As argued above, an increase in the number of police, regardless of new strategies, has been proven to reduce crime. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“I loved the arguing, but I might have overdone it,” he confessed later. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lords and councillors met in secret in the king’s state rooms until late at night and argued openly in the great hall. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Stanton addressed the crowd on the issue of women’s rights, arguing that the topic was relevant at a temperance meeting because many people in the audience still questioned whether women should be permitted to speak. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

While the principal filled out a form, mother argued excitedly. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

There’s no point in arguing, no point to reminding her of my mother’s disastrous marriage. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It was discussed all through the South, in the slave cabins, in the big houses, whispered about, argued about, at night, just as it was in Ben’s cabin. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

No more than you can argue with mad Dobermans. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Then again,” Matthias argued, “would it not be better if we made our way to the quarry and waited there? Asmodeus is bound to head for home.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He argued, not unsuccessfully, that the Earth was best described by that single doleful word. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she reached the doorway, Hazel heard arguing. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Anyone who opposes a military invasion, they argue, must be ignorant of the atrocities taking place. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Some state legislators from northern Virginia’s affluent suburbs have argued that this is a form of geographic discrimination and have quixotically proposed bills to outlaw it. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“There’s no time for arguing! Press on, press on!” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

It’s no use arguing and fighting with Enrique, he tells her. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

We argued that without anesthesia, the procedure would be needlessly painful and cruel. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Afterward Davis and Burnham remained at the club arguing quietly until five o’clock the next morning. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Their father argued, but not too vehemently, and in the end, everyone agreed that the punishment had been perhaps harsh but fair. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I don't argue with her because I feel like this is an idea she's been working on for a long time, an intricate idea she's carved out of a block of wood. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He argued with himself for only a minute. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Loud voices, arguing, will only make her more insecure.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

So one of them pulls out his pocket Gameboy and starts to play while the other watches and both continue to argue about what character is better. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He argued correctly that the craters are depressions rather than mounds. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t argue. I have only a few minutes.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

While the Fifteenth Amendment did not mention sex, she said that because it specifically prohibited disenfranchisement by race, women were included, arguing that “a race comprises all the people, male and female.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

If he could go to Nebraska by himself, he argued, why couldn’t he go to Oklahoma? Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“It is time to call a halt to the practice of allowing houses to deteriorate while building further houses which are then allowed to deteriorate,” argued the organization. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Stop arguing with me. You look like you lost a battle with a thresher.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I argued that I should join them, but Mom and Dad do not agree. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Judith Harris has convincingly argued that peer influence and community influence are more important than family influence in determining how children turn out. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Broadly, the carriers argued that general education was sufficient to remind motorists about the risks of getting distracted by their devices. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Rather than argue with Raoul’s construct of reality, I just tell him that I’m not allowed to talk to people with too many consecutive vowels in their name. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I wanted to yell at them, argue with them, but I was too tired. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

But when he opened his mouth to argue, he found nothing would come out. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

As a modification of this view, one could argue that the centre of the universe corresponds to the centre of gravity of the aggregate of the two spheres of earth and water. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Kids whose parents argue act invisible in case we trigger another skirmish. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Not that he wanted to argue; all he was trying to do was warn, as Mr. Van Texel had asked him to do. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He treated us with complete seriousness, as if we eighth graders, during fifth period, might settle something scholars had been arguing about for centuries. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He said this with such assured authority that — even though she pursed her lips — the nurse didn’t argue it further. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The only times they argued were when she tried to look into their finances. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He argued not, but brooded; he was as sensible as I of the marks of her regard. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

But I wasn’t about to argue with this powerful man. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I had less success arguing that the States’ greatest virtue was its wide-open spaces where people never went. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Harris argued, albeit gently, that parents are wrong to think they contribute so mightily to their child’s personality. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

She didn’t look fond of the idea of letting her kinfolk fight without her, but she didn’t argue, either. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Union lawyers argued to free Fannie and the men, but they lost the case. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

As I was not good at hauling water or cutting wood, I could not personally argue for a life without Nelson. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don't “eat” them, she argued with herself. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

‘Ah, but he has likely enough been adding to what he brought at first,’ argued the miller, voicing common opinion. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She argued that since women were considered persons for the purpose of taxation, then they should be considered persons for voting, too. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

"Vows made at sword point are not valid," the maester argued. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Well, I hate to argue with a Bussian genius, but Tolstoy didn’t know Indians. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Before I could argue, I heard the backroom door slam shut, loudly, and it snapped me back to reality. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I wanted to argue, but I found I couldn’t. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Rather than argue in front of the Ruizs, she turned and headed outside. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Modern planetary scientists sometimes argue that the collision of a comet with a planet might make a significant contribution to the planetary atmosphere. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no point in arguing it further. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

In some ways the hunt had returned to their city, but no one argued with them. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Nowadays, when a point of justice is obscure and difficult, each side hires lawyers to argue it out. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had argued for many hours, and reached no agreement. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The State of Alabama had argued that procedural rules barred Mr. Nelson from challenging the constitutionality of the protocol. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

No matter how the data are sliced, they inevitably suggest one thing: it is hard to argue that sumo wrestling isn’t rigged. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” Teresa said—Thomas knew she was too smart to waste time arguing about it. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Groups of people pointing and arguing energetically in front of a Vermeer had become a common sight. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

We argue over how much breakfast I should eat, compromising at two eggs and some of the steak. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, it was argued that, on so windy a planet as Mars, microorganisms should be everywhere if they are anywhere. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wants to argue with me, but her presence is conspicuous, and I'm not budging. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

An expert doesn’t so much argue the various sides of an issue as plant his flag firmly on one side. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

The pope, Arnauld argued, had authority in matters de jure but not in matters de facto. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

James twisted in his seat to argue with her. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Dr. Tilson said, “I’m walking over to the garage. Call Will Hamilton. Tell him I want him to drive me to his father’s place. If he argues tell him his sister is—dying.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Before I can argue any more, he disappears into the crowd. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

But at that moment, I couldn’t have argued it. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Black argued, but in the end he gave in. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

A couple of people are arguing about Shakespeare, and then someone stands on a chair and basically bellows Hamlet’s soliloquy into this other dude’s ear. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

As each member spoke, nobody argued for Coles release. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

That revolution, as I have argued, began with Columbus. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Never argue with your wife about hostility when she’s a certified Freudian. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He argued unconvincingly that they would let him alone, perhaps even make an outlaw of him. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Wanted to argue, didn’t want to argue— wouldn’t win and already knew it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was no harder to attack up a mountain than on the level, I argued. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I thought it was strange, because at home we were taught that it was disrespectful to argue with our parents, especially our father. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

John Henry and Ayanna were arguing with Brer, who had both paws crossed over his chest and a determined look on his face. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He argued that he could match science, math, and computing skills with anybody. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Will they argue over dumb stuff, like whose house they’re going to study at? A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

If Dad wanted to pretend he wasn’t really helping me, who was I to argue with him? October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

They argued daily, about the mess from the junkyard but more often about us kids. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She also pointed out that the federal rights established by the Fourteenth Amendment took precedence over states’ rights, arguing that the states could not prohibit women from voting. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Le Fevre argued that the picture was fine art, and that his intention was to make Greek mythology come alive. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

James twisted in his seat to argue with her. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t respect them because it seems to me that most of their time was spent arguing about things that are not really important. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

While the two policemen argued, a group sprang to action, blacks and whites together, diving into the water to find Eugene. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Ophie opened her mouth to argue, but all her objections died on her tongue. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Student! Which side are the English arguing? God or free will?” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Well,” she says, “I suppose there is no arguing with facts.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

All the time they talked and argued, I felt the excitement bubble up inside me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Or maybe she just knew we didn’t have time to argue. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Our little pile of things grew, and we began arguing over what was necessary. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“While others argued the equality of woman with man, I proved it by successful engaging in business,” Woodhull was quoted in the New York Herald. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

He argued that this would drastically reduce cervical cancer deaths, but his critics called it extreme and unnecessary. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Why argue? Let’s show him! Let’s build us another robot right before his eyes. He’ll have to eat his words then.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

It was one of those games when they play two minutes and then argue five. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

As I sat listening to my mother and father argue, I tacitly agreed with my father: there was no way the two religions could exist side by side in the house. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kelly was persistent, though, and it was faster to let her take her pictures than to argue with her, lose, and have Kelly take even more shots to prove her point. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

They can spend days and weeks debating the subject, trading information, arguing with one another on websites and mailing lists. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moushumi argues that a name like hers is a curse, complains that no one can say it properly, that the kids at school pronounced it Moosoomi and shortened it to Moose. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Rather than arguing, I picked up the last three bundles of supplies and tucked them on the raft, securing them with straps. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“I can’t argue with both of you at the same time,” Jam said through clenched teeth. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I took one last look at the messy living room, Annabeth’s half brothers spilling LEGOs and arguing, the smell of cookies filling the air. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

A gun advocate might argue that the high-school girl needs to have a gun to disrupt what has become the natural order: it’s the bad guys that have the guns. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

By the time he’d bumped up the hill I’d be waiting on the lawn, and before he could get out I’d be in the jeep, arguing with him about my seatbelt. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

So the whole notion of replication, in the view of those who argue in this way, is misleading, and there is nothing transparent about experimental knowledge. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Baker and Conger argued against waiting until morning to take Booth. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two girls argued often enough, but this was different. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

When we cut an apple, the knife must pass through empty spaces between the atoms, Democritus argued. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

And while they argued if Carver rhymed with larva, I saw pictures of my Temptations-whistling, dimpled, smiling father sitting in the RKO movie theater munching on popcorn with his arm around Miss Marva Hendrix’s shoulders. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

She passed out propaganda arguing that women didn’t need the vote because they were already represented by their husbands, fathers, and brothers. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Since they did not ask for our evacuation orders, we didn’t argue. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Dede would start by pleading, then arguing with Minerva to be reasonable, to stay home. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But Lena was arguing with them. She didn’t want to go.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I knew it was bad form to argue with the ref’s call, but I also knew I had scored that point. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t come down here to die either,” he said, but he argued no more. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I think he had always thought he could argue himself out of death. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Some historians and mathematicians argue that the Parthenon, the majestic Athenian temple, was built so that the golden ratio is visible in every aspect of its construction. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

We argue awhile longer, but Audrey breaks it up by dealing out the cards. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s okay,” I say without much interest, for I am still arguing with Alice. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, Krulak argued, the war of attrition played right into Hanoi’s hands. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

They began the year by arguing about whether writing was the most accurate way to communicate. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, our final assignment for the unit is to create our own paradox and be ready to argue it Socrates-style. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Bob looked like he wanted to argue, but he pressed his lips together and remained silent. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

His attorney argued he should be tried as a juvenile because “he would not be a potential threat to the community.” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Pascal went further than simply insisting on the authority of experience; he argued that our knowledge of nature is capable of endless progress because it is founded in experience, and experience accumulates over time. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“The Prophet is bound to report the truth occasionally,” said Dumbledore, “if only accidentally. Yes, that was why we argued. Well, it appears that Rufus found a way to corner you at last.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

As we fought, they called me poor and ugly and dirty, and it was hard to argue the point. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Fighting the urge to argue, Otto did as told and took on a stiff pose, like a robot about to go jogging. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

But you were so in awe that: I decided not to argue. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

At first my father did not argue with me. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Sure, sometimes they argued over how much time Aimee’s mother was working, who didn’t do the dishes, who left the milk out all night. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

I don’t argue further and sink into my seat, glad for a change that Baba doesn’t allow me to sit in the front so I can sulk in peace. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I want to argue it with everyone in this town. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

There was nothing Spurge could do that would be worse than arguing about the recent war and reminding everyone how many of their friends and family had been killed fighting the elves. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Advocates of high-stakes testing argue that it raises the standards of learning and gives students more incentive to study. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

He goes, "If you argue with me, I'll get upset and they can tell on the telemetry. Then you'll get in trouble." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

There was nothing to argue about, his life in Chamisa County had ended; he was lucky they offered an opportunity to walk out alive. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seriously, I can't argue with the fact that Oreos are extremely delicious, and the menu you described actually sounds amazing. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

We went from stall to stall, arguing about every item we picked out. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Some people would argue that we don’t do a very good job. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

The House had then decided never again to allow itself to become inflamed by the mere rant and rhapsody of a meddling fanatic” and had argued “that the subject would never be stirred again.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I shake my head, not believing I’m already arguing with this lady and I haven’t worked here two minutes. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

We talked and argued and considered, and we remembered our evenings in the library at the Boniface Estate when we had wondered what a rat civilization would be like. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn't known then how to argue his point. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She argued that the milk was delivered in the dark and no one would ever know. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no time to argue; a customer banged through the front door and called for something to drink. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The way she said it, like she wanted him to argue, made his heart lift. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He snaps a few pictures, and for fun I pose for him in the hall with my sign, pretending to argue with invisible passersby. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Oh brother,” said Chacho, but he didn’t argue with the little boy. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I caught myself staring too much, I turned back to see two full-fledged zombies waiting patiently and arguing about where to drive to next. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

When her mother opened her mouth to argue, Lyddie went on. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then they might know that I heard them argue. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

A couple months ago I’d been arguing over food court bourbon chicken that colored denim was a sin. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a mixture of hating to see Mustafa argue with our parents and dreading the idea of the competition. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Crowds of people are standing around, passionately arguing philosophy and social theories. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Even if we did argue a lot, she was good company. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She'd eaten this woman's food and manhandled her son—she was in no position to argue. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Even when we weren’t living in one room, I heard Pop’s nightmare groans, heard him and Ma arguing about money. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

All that summer, we swam and read comics and read books and argued about them. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

In Du Bois’s view, Washington’s public statements arguing that poor education and bad choices were responsible for the plight of former slaves ignored the damage wrought by caste and threatened to rationalize the entire system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

A student named Glaucon offered the story in response to a lesson by Socrates—who, like Adam Smith, argued that people are generally good even without enforcement. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

He was too busy arguing with a fat old farmer in overalls. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She protested that she didn’t enjoy filling in for her husband, but her ease in front of a crowd argued otherwise. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Jesse wouldn’t argue that, but he saw her as a beautiful wild creature who had been caught for a moment in that dirty old cage of a schoolhouse, perhaps by mistake. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

They argued passionately with the village greenwitches, claiming that all those fairy tales were nothing but the stuff of nonsense — there were no greenies or goblins. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The causes of the English Civil War are many and complex, and historians still argue about them. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I don’t even argue with her because I know she’s right. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But there was no arguing with Mami, who, in those days, was always right. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

No one argued, though there hadn’t been a three-bleeder year in living memory. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I also remembered that night when Dad had come back from Cleveland and we had argued in my room. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The city could not stand more marches and demonstrations, Grabarek argued. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

But some women continued to oppose their own suffrage, arguing that having the vote would threaten women’s role in society and in the home. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I like debates where you argue about different points of view. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

His garb placed him from at least the previous century, and as he argued with whomever it was only he could see, he began to flicker, and before long, he was completely gone. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“If you go by the rules, I’m as Jewish as anybody,” I argue. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

He argued over when the television could be on, when inmates could cook in the kitchen, and whether someone could leave a box of personal stuff in a common area. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She argues with Abuela’s neighbors, picks fights with waiters, berates the man who sells ice cones on the beach. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew it wasn’t going to do any good to argue with Sam; he wasn’t going to change his mind. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl knew it was useless to argue. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I read and complained and argued with Dede, but all that time I was snoring away. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Never had she heard her elders arguing like this. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put her hands on her hips and hooked her head toward the kitchen, their arguing place. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

The Ranger with whom Tom argued about usurping the law joined a posse of vigilantes and was accidentally shot and killed by one of his own men. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

George Post persuaded him at least to hear what Burnham had to say, arguing that if Hunt stood down, the others would feel pressed to do likewise, for such was Hunt’s influence. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Things that had always existed, that she couldn’t question or argue, any more than she could argue with the rain. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

For Joseph, this was the first Christmas tree he’d ever had, and when he looked at one and touched its branches and smiled —number five, sort of—it didn’t seem right to argue. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

After the death, he argued that Garfield had a chance of recovering if his wound had been cleaned correctly in the beginning. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“No! Don’t argue with us. We need her and she must perform her duty for the Angkar! She will return in the morning.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was incompetent and incoherent when arguing a case in court. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. A. H— stands in a shadowy corner, and even with the distance and the shadows Tara can tell that he is arguing with someone she cannot see. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Harry did not attempt to argue or explain. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Whenever he lets you play, get into the game and show what you got. They can argue with what you say, but nobody can argue with what you accomplish. You see what I mean?” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I felt so bad for her I didn’t argue. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Every year we argue over where to have Christmas. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He argues that modern war is becoming obsolete, leaving primitive, undisciplined warfare as the major kind of war remaining in the world today. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Arguments arose between the FAFs, the Fresh Air Friends, who wanted a hatch open, and the FUGs, the Fetid Undergrounds, who argued against letting out the heat. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

There is no great revelation: Tom and I argued in the street, I slipped and hurt myself, he stormed off and got into his car with Anna. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I argued that the suspension could always be withdrawn, but it was necessary to show our good faith. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We argued about this on and off for the next few days. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some argued that because the ANC was a mass organization made up mainly of ordinary workers, the leadership should come from those same ranks. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

No doubt the heat, the foul stink from Ball’s Wharf, and the country’s refusal to join with France were discussed and argued over at length. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

A gun opponent might argue that the gun has to be kept out of the mugger’s hands in the first place. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Another man argued, “What does a goyish government have to do with us?” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it was no use; all witches in attendance were arguing and yelling, and the room only grew louder and louder. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

They argued back and forth about everything and nothing. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Even the crows on the roofs were arguing. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

At his words, there was an immediate clamor of loud voices arguing for and against the likelihood of a swift and easy Communist defeat in the hands of American military might. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Bell was argued before the Supreme Court in the spring of 1927. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The reporters milled about and argued over seats for a brief time, then finally settled down. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ten years ago, I would have argued strenuously against the central claim made here—namely, that something akin to a racial caste system currently exists in the United States. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Asa Gray, in America, also argued for him, although he believed that God created the good variations in species. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Past events, it is argued, have no objective existence, but survive only in written records and in human memories. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“No! For the deed of killing defies justice, both human and divine,” I argued with a fervor that matched his own. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Siobhan would be back soon, and she didn’t want to argue in front of her. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He argued that running for a smaller purse was preferable, because fans would know the race was truly a matter of sport. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

When delegates arrived from Alexandria to argue against restoring his power, Ptolemy had them murdered. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

“It’s your fault,” Yossarian argued, “for raising the number of missions.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Weismann called this hereditary material germplasm and argued that it was the only method by which an organism could generate another organism. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Grandpa snorted but knew there was no use arguing with her. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept my forehead on the cool glass and my left hand on my dog and argued in my mind. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I’m aware of that,” she says, and decides not to argue with me about the content of our notes, even though she knows I’m fibbing. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

We go into our room, and I close the door, but I can still hear them arguing. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

"You dared to argue vith me!" screamed The Grand High Witch. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

One had to be guided by the judgement of 'the true ladies and gentlemen', argued the Society, or else 'we may as well adopt the proprieties of Bolshevik Russia'. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Some would argue for the third possibility on the grounds that if there were a complete set of laws, that would infringe God’s freedom to change his mind and intervene in the world. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Momma starts to say something else to me, but she’s too busy arguing with Miss Jackson. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

They argued a bit more then went on to the house where Joe was and found him in his shirt-sleeves, standing with his legs wide apart, asking questions and smoking a cigar. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

If you are whole, you will argue: Why wouldn’t they rejoice? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

None who stayed below argued; Joel-and-Peter’s warning of blood and shadows had scared them. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

In the jury trial, Baird argued that the defendant drove recklessly even after knowing his brakes were bad. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She uses an American accent to argue with me. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He didn’t let on, but he also didn’t argue when Mr. Frederick reached over to return the snake to its tank. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Master Ellemire wouldn’t “waste their guest’s time” by sending in someone so “manifestly unqualified,” and Lazlo couldn’t find it in himself to argue on his own behalf. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

When it would not be shut up I argued with it, asserting that I could get on without Estraven—perhaps better than with him. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t argue, my dear child, please don’t argue!” cried Mr. Wonka. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

In most European states, he went on to argue, it was probably necessary for the monarchy to remain hereditary for the foreseeable future, in order to permit a more gradual transition to full-blown republican principles. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The proponents of hunger strikes argued that it was a traditionally accepted form of protest that had been waged all over the world by such prominent leaders as Mahatma Gandhi. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Szilard circulated a petition arguing on moral grounds against any deployment of the bomb at all. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He opened his mouth to argue, then studied my expression and closed it again. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He didn’t want a have to argue with me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

They were arguing some point heatedly, but I was too agitated to listen and simply followed in their shadows, noticing the dull gleam of their polished shoe-leather in the rays of the street lamps. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thus at the peak of the Civil Rights Movement, activists and others began to turn their attention to economic problems, arguing that socioeconomic inequality interacted with racism to produce crippling poverty and related social problems. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

When he told her that he would not see her any more, she was angry, but she did not argue. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The opinions he expressed in print, argued with idiosyncratic logic, were all over the map. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two Virginias inside me argue—the brave one and the scared one, the one who wants to leave the Doctorita and the one who wants to stay. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They argued with each other about who should be the first to invite her home. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t argue his point; he was right Instead, I went ahead of him down the stairs and bade to the living room, arriving just as my big brother, Matthew, stormed in from the kitchen. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

“We were brought up to believe that women were equal to men, and we thought that we should be allowed to go into the army, too,” Polina argued. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

"In the kitchen, arguing about names for the wolf pups." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

What’s happening today with technology, he argues, is comparable to what happened in the seventies with drugs. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Rome had slaves, some Southerners had argued, so why shouldn't we? The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“No, no. I’m not saying that. I know . . . Well, Anna says that they argued a lot. That Megan sometimes seemed a little afraid of him.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wormed her way out into the backyard, where a knot of boys were chugging beer and arguing about the football team’s chances of the playoffs. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I think I should indicate why I am here in Birmingham, since you have been influenced by the view which argues against “outsiders coming in.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Morse kept his eyes on the arguing men but leaned his face close enough to mine that I could hear him whisper, “We must talk.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spoke in English when she argued with them. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“But he was alive,” I tried to argue. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

To this reader, at least, it can hardly be argued that Mendel was unaware of the far-reaching implications of his study: he was trying to unlock the material basis and laws of heredity. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

We’ve argued about stupid stuff a million times over the years, but this feels different. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

In the classes I attended, one of the students was assigned to take the role of the white racist, and to argue his points to the other students. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought he was going to argue, but he took one look at my face and hung up the phone. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The letter man was busy explaining to an interested group the history of the W, and off in a corner the Humbug and the Spelling Bee were arguing fiercely about nothing at all. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

The poet can tell the story, he argues, because he has become the captain. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I wanted to argue, but part of me knew he was right. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“He had told me not to, and when I told him that I had, he became very upset. He was drunk. We started arguing, and one thing led to another.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

They muttered and argued among themselves, but Chiron said something else, and Silenus sighed. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I argued that there was prosecutorial misconduct, racially discriminatory jury selection, and an improper change of venue. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

At the end of the twenty minutes, after arguing for most of it, our group barely manages to complete our supply list. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Men love to pursue questions without answers merely for the sake of arguing. It is what they do best. Ignore him, Chaya, a rabbi he is not.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two painters work all day, go to the cafe in the evenings, drink, argue, and then go to bed late. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He did not want to ride in her car, did not like how her voice rose above Master’s in the living room, challenging and arguing. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

When his mother had said more or less the same thing, the first time his parents had visited the apartment, he’d argued with her, hotly defending the merits of his spartan, solitary existence. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

They seemed extremely kind and helpful in spite of all the shouting and arguing that went on between them. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

If they smelled of anything but soap, I argued with my mother that I should skip school that day, rather than be sent home in humiliation. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

This painful trade-off is why ecologists argue that any attempt by tropical forest societies to grow beyond small villages has always been doomed to fail. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to argue with Perez, and entertained no illusions that it was within my power to change his ways. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now no one could use it—not us, not injured persons—and there was no point in arguing or delaying any further. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

But ideally you and your friends wanted the place just to yourselves, so there was often jockeying and arguing. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

They weren’t arguing yet, but it sounded like that’s where they were heading. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

And on and on and there we were, back at it, arguing about God’s will. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Theresa and I put her buttons back as best we can, arguing over where they should go. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

They argue about how to make the execution as drawn out and painful as possible. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not our usual table, but I’ve noticed that people tend not to argue with August. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, he was right We didn’t have time to argue, and I couldn’t escape on my own. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Purgatory’s more than just not being tortured,” she argued now. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She had made new friends, and they had all worked and laughed, then argued and thought, and then laughed again. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Isobel hesitates, glancing around at the clientele, a mostly bohemian crowd sipping absinthe and arguing about art. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

All they did was argue and talk a bunch of head at each other and strut around the court like they were acting in a movie. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Maya had no idea if this was true, but she wasn’t going to waste time arguing with Lauren about it. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Our decision to reestablish picketing is prompted by the highest patriotic motives,” Paul said, arguing that the most patriotic thing women could do was to fight for inclusion in the democratic process. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

But when facts entered the game everything changed because there is no arguing with the facts: they always win. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Now don’t argue. I’m doing this so I can haul you up after me. I can climb faster this way.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

A crowd of black kids gathered, watching my white mother arguing with this white man. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If one of you has worms, you all have worms,” Mami said, and we knew better than to argue with her logic. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

And in examining the lives of the remarkable among us—the skilled, the talented, and the driven—I will argue that there is something profoundly wrong with the way we make sense of success. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

When Park was a kid, he'd try to argue with him. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“There’s no way to argue that point without insulting your biological child, so I’m not going to try. Well played, by the way.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

There ain’t no arguing with him once he’s got his mind set like this. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“I can sure argue against that, but we’ll have to argue for that, too?” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Before beginning the mission, Dasch had argued furiously with Kappe that the saboteurs were to spend a few months acclimating and blending in before blowing up any of their targets. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Anatole seemed to be getting ants in his pants but was still bound and determined to argue with Father. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Congress, she argued, was the right body to decide whether the law was still needed. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment she was tempted to refuse, or at least to argue. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, if it was in a book, even Johnny couldn’t argue no more. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doha meant to argue more, but the other boys started making shushing sounds. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Principal Trask is so sure I’m not going to argue, she marches off without waiting for me to say anything else. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

My mother and father honestly care about each other, but they argue about plenty of stuff. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

She wanted to agree so badly that she had trouble saying the words to argue. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

This raised some eyebrows among men of the black community, but there was no arguing with success. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But there was no arguing with a father like the first Earl of Cork. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Our country has changed,” Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote for the majority, arguing that the law’s original requirements were no longer justified. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

He argued that I wasn’t too young to get arrested or shot. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Grampa looked a little mad, and I didn’t want to be arguing with him during my last days in Greenwood, but selling that truck made no sense. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

He wanted to stay with Workman, arguing that the rider wouldn’t make the same mistake twice. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Was that what you were arguing about the day she left?” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I doubt whether I can argue with Kufa about your marriage.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many of the geologists argued against an evolutionary theory that one of his old Edinburgh professors, Robert Grant, proposed. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she argued with her husband, Drummer would whinny pitifully and lay his head on her shoulder. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Captain Smith grumbles, but there is no arguing with President Wingfield. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

But wait a minute, argued Bisguier: Fischer’s first game was won by a forfeit; his opponent didn’t show up, so he didn’t even play the game! Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

There were some rough characters in those camps and I wouldn’t bother to argue. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think people have better appetites when they eat with someone, even if they argue. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The important thing, he would argue, is that behind every organic TV dinner or chicken stands acres of land that will no longer be doused with chemicals. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

She complains, too, but there are also moments when they simply forget that they are supposed to be arguing. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Why are you so feared for me to go?” he would ask, for now he was old enough to argue with his mother. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Others argued that it must be some King of the Giants who was buried there, to account for its size. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Washburn is still arguing with the remaining policeman about helping with the dented trunk. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

She looked around defensively, as if waiting for someone to argue. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She argues that strange facts came first and plain facts came later; first, there were Siamese twins, hermaphrodites, furry babies and virgin births, then there was Boyle’s air pump. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Taylor came and tucked a blanket around his knees and Lee did not argue. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In that case, yes, I do want to be like an impolite white person, but I just shut my mouth because it’s not worth arguing about. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The family grew and prospered and argued and failed and loved and laughed. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

While he argued with them, a thunderous sound shook the earth. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was spending more and more of my time arguing with my friends, and all because of that hairball. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

As the other men argued about Parliament and letters of protest and counterletters and countcr-counterletters, Shabbywig stabbed at the last pieces of tongue on his plate and shoved them into his mouth. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papa’s dark silhouette emerged on the street before I could protest and argue that I wanted to sit next to Grandma. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I’m thinking about changing the rose wallpaper, but then Mom would get involved and Dad would measure the walls and they would argue about paint color. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

I know I used to say I wanted to be a lawyer like Minerva, but the truth is I always burst out crying if anyone starts arguing with me. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I show her my phone, and we argue over which questions to choose. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Why didn’t he argue like a normal parent? Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Others argue that a person who’s going to put money into the American economy should be given priority for legal residency. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Only this time they had been arguing about my artwork. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

The firefighters argued over which one should try to start the engine. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

The prosecutor argued that the probability was so low that such a couple existed that the police investigation must have turned up the actual culprits. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mom was sending us that letter in the mail,” Emma argued. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

When she reached the cabin, Old Rit and Ben were arguing. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

How much time had they lost, standing here arguing? The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I listened for so long while the grown-ups argued in loud whispers about calling the police that my bath water turned cold. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do what you like. I’m sick of arguing with you.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

He was arguing already, threatening lawsuits, the loss of all their jobs. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I sat there watching them argue, not sure what else to do. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The men were still arguing when we got off the lorry. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Farmer, who championed human rights and clearly was on the side of the poor, was arguing against it. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I’d argue with the nuns and the priest all the time. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I totally know this, yet apparently I prefer to bang my head against the wall over and over because I think arguing can change my mother’s mind. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

It became de rigueur among architecture critics and historians to argue that Burnham in his insecurity and slavish devotion to the classical yearnings of the eastern architects had indeed killed American architecture. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She will play stick ball with the boys in the neighborhood and argue with the winos on the corner over who’s gonna win the next election. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

From the moon, he argued, one would have the illusion that the moon was stationary and that the Earth floated through the sky. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The individual effect of a gene, Fisher argued, was like a dot of a pointillist painting. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

She might love it—no arguing that way. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

The old man and the girl argued some more, and finally she closed her book and ran off. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Clippinger, sensing the danger of an escort, did not argue, but replied, “Where do I go? For the Committee?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Slowly, I walk from the field as everyone argues about how to get rid of Mimi so they can resume play. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

In its brief, the orchestra argued, “The plaintiff does not possess the necessary physical strength to be a leader of the trombone section.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

My dad didn’t argue with me about not paying for Julian’s hospital bill. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I argue that it’s all worth it, the time apart, putting the family thing on hold, because she’s great. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

The house where they spent Christmas and Sunday dinners and where Ophie slept and argued and cried and did all the messy business of growing up. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

While some argue that it is attributable primarily to racial bias and discrimination, others maintain that it is due to poor education, unraveling morals, and a lack of thrift and perseverance among the urban poor. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

When they come, I slip them my note and go back inside, where the men are still arguing. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

We two were talking while the others argued. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

A crowd of older men stood in front of the Garden, arguing about the fight. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

And,” she continued before he could argue with her, “remember how I told you that I punched a guy at school?” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I try to argue with Therese, but her faith will not be persuaded by my reason. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z