Want to use Disputed correctly in a sentence? These 20 example sentences show the word in context, together with its meaning and synonyms like controversial.
Disputed in a sentence
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Disputed meaning
- Argued; not certain, agreed upon, or accepted.
- Claimed by more than one sovereign state.
Synonyms of Disputed
Example sentences (20)
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has expressed his alarm over recent combativeness in the disputed waters.
Blackman disputed elements of that report, telling the Tribune she did not see fluids coming from her son’s mouth.
The election results may be disputed, but there's no doubt young Nigerians are becoming a force to reckon with.
EPS was initially unclear regarding whether they disputed any of the 39 deaths attributed to the agency in the data set.
However, Trump’s lawyers have disputed the allegations, arguing that asset valuations are “highly subjective”.
The only way to effectively respond is to do our purging at the ballot box in numbers that cannot be disputed.
The only country threatening armed attack against the Philippines in the disputed waters of the South China Sea is China.
Queensland transport minister disputed the payroll tax ruling would lead to higher doctor fees for patients.
Mohammad Jamshidi, an aide to Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, disputed Biden’s account in a comment posted on social media.
The judges decalred the fight a draw, a decision disputed by the crowd, and Fullmer retained his crown.
The results were understandably disputed, given that Russian troops had already begun to occupy Crimea.
But there is no evidence, only disputed allegations, about whether he himself got any money from his son's wheeling and dealing.
However, as more information has come to light, the actor’s family attorney has disputed these claims.
A Google spokesperson disputed that claim and said the precautions were in place to “keep ads safe and appropriate for everyone”.
Nor is it disputed that different communities have different standards for what constitutes abuse.
That was disputed by Cllr Stewart Jeffery (Green), who said the move might reduce KCC's emissions, but would increase them over all.
In 1962, a Virginia state senator disputed President John F Kennedy’s assertion that Plymouth was the site of the First Thanksgiving.
Disputed facts and information that cannot be independently verified will be identified as such.
Lazzaro disputed testimony from witnesses that one alleged victim had become so intoxicated that Lazzaro had to roll her over for sex.
Over the past months, China and India have continued the slow process of disengaging along sections of their disputed border in Ladakh.
Common combinations with disputed
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the disputed 52×
- disputed the 21×
- disputed waters 14×
- has disputed 12×
- disputed by 11×
- of disputed 8×
- disputed that 6×
- in disputed 6×
- was disputed 6×
- disputed territory 6×
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