Sentence examples for friendly argument from inspiring English sources

A LOUD, friendly argument was preoccupying a table at Bella Blu on the Upper East Side.

Outside FedEx Forum before the South Regional semifinals, a couple of men were having a friendly argument.

QUESTION: You've said in the general election you really hope that it is more of a friendly argument among friends than a bitter dispute among enemies.

Seen from the outside, the resulting cabin, top left, at just 352 square feet, suggests a friendly argument between a box and a half gable.

It was by no means his defining trait — relatives and colleagues described a man who played a brilliant piano, loved hiking mountains and might settle a friendly argument at dinner by pulling an etymological dictionary off the shelf.

The men then got into a friendly argument about Naji's favorite tactics for beating and whether he had used a pipe or a hose when he gashed Jalal's forehead back in July.

In fact, there were none of the friendly arguments that were a staple of the breakfasts.

A 40-year path of friendly arguments and groundbreaking studies of how governments weigh policies to deal with economic troubles has led a pair of prominent economists to share the 2011 Nobel Prize in their field.

Instead of the typical friendly arguments about how a player's lifetime accomplishments might be weighed against how dominant he was in his best seasons, or how to compare players at different positions, the writers are now spending most of their time arguing about who used steroids and when, and how this should affect Hall of Fame consideration.

Thomas' propensity for sparking debates and friendly arguments which stir up what previously had been a more docile Nuggets locker room was perhaps the most prevalent subplot to repeatedly pop up throughout media day.

Another office used fitness challenges to settle friendly arguments.