Sentence examples for figure of controversy from inspiring English sources
Hackett has been a figure of controversy when the Jets fail to produce many points.
In death as in life, Haughey will remain a figure of controversy.
If Murmelstein remains a figure of controversy, it is because of what happened at Theresienstadt.
In death as in life, he will remain a figure of controversy.
Mr. Gundlach has long been a figure of controversy in the fund industry.
But Mr. Hashimi is a figure of controversy among Shiite leaders in Baghdad.
Welch is a figure of some controversy, and she wishes she weren't.
Since then, he has been a figure of predictable controversy and, as a consequence, commercially successful.
During the late 1960s Shockley became a figure of some controversy because of his widely debated views on the intellectual differences between races.
His biographer, Robert Caro, speculates that the threatening presence Moses cast over the fair – as "a figure not inviting but hostile, a figure of arrogance, controversy and rage" – may have kept many from attending.
The vice-chancellor of Bath University, whose pay package of £468,000 made her a figure of national controversy, has agreed to step down – but faced more criticism on Tuesday after it was revealed she will continue to be paid her full salary after she leaves her post.
