Sentence examples for contentious period from inspiring English sources
"contentious period" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English
It refers to a time or period of conflict, controversy, or disagreement. Example: "The country is currently going through a contentious period, with protests and debates over political issues becoming increasingly heated."
It was an intense, and at times contentious, period.
During this contentious period, the British repeatedly arrested UNIP leaders, including Nkoloso.
That may be only the beginning of what is surely to be a contentious period for A.I.G., which was built into a colossus by Maurice R. Greenberg.
Recognition for Vietnam veterans, many of whom feel scarred by experiences during that contentious period in American history, has been growing.
If my recollection is a little vague, it's because this type of conversation happened repeatedly during what was a contentious period for contemporary music in America.
His punishment was to withdraw from public life and, with the exception of a brief but contentious period at a German convent, live in another convent that he had founded years earlier.
For their contentious periods, he built her a cabin.
In essence, the study is an attempt by the Army to tell the story of one of the most contentious periods in its history to military experts — and to itself.
Following Russia's annexation of Crimea last year, the new regime on the Black Sea peninsula announced that Russian history textbooks would replace Ukrainian ones, offering wildly different interpretations of some of the most contentious periods of the 20th century.
Right in the middle of one of the most contentious periods in his long career, Jay Leno was announced Friday as the choice to be the keynote speaker for the White House Correspondents' dinner in May.
WASHINGTON — Amid one of the most contentious periods in recent memory for teachers' unions, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten, on Monday called for education reform that emanates from teachers and their communities, rather than from "those who blame teachers for everything".
