Sentence examples for contentious if from inspiring English sources
It makes for contentious if invaluable viewing.
The candidates had already taken a contentious, if not ugly, approach in the campaign for the 27th District.
Our debates may be more contentious if we allow religion in, but they will also be more committed and honest.
But, says Leach – acknowledging it is contentious – "If you really, really don't want a baby to make any difference, you could try not having one".
And her campaign could prove contentious if the first lady ruffles feathers within the food industry by complaining about the marketing of junk food, as she did on Tuesday.
Local councils have had to write off millions of pounds of their departing schools' debts, which could become even more contentious if you consider the scale of looming budget deficits.
Trump's wobbly grasp of foreign policy, notably his contentious remark that "if Putin wants to knock the hell out of Isis, I'm all for it" did not appear to concern Coulter.
They were a contentious group, if you could call them a group at all.
It will prove hugely contentious and, if implemented, will increase the pressure on Britain to quit the EU.
Courts will also have to rule on any disputes between banks and investors over mortgage securities, a complex and contentious process if it comes to that.
This is contentious ground, if only because the qualifier "Islamic," when applied to many broad concepts — democracy, for example — often elicits the charge, "cultural relativist".
