Sentence examples for tried to debate from inspiring English sources

He tried to debate Representative Henry Waxman, Democrat of California, the committee chairman, which is something no adult with normal social instincts would ever want to try.

He first tried to debate with them, then to laugh at them – "My penis isn't terrorising anyone!" – and finally just became exasperated.

"When I tried to debate with her about what Captain Kirk did, she would take out a tape, find the exact spot and show me that I was wrong," he said.

(During one surreal segment, in February, he tried to debate the merits of an anti-Trump protest with an actor from Los Angeles who had no substantive connection with the organizers).

In college, at L.S.U., Dreher was a leftist who invited Abbie Hoffman to campus; he tried to debate politics with his father, who once responded, in genuine bewilderment, "Why would I lie to you?" It was as though his dad couldn't comprehend the concept of difference.

The bottom line is that Breitbart.com and the "editor" who tried to debate the Harvard-educated O'Brien looked ridiculous.

A mature debate I also believe that we should try to debate foreign policy in a mature and responsible way.

"Both are proven liars, and it almost seems like they're trying to debate who's less racist.

"And, look, we're still trying to debate whether we can just make sure that middle-class families don't get a tax hike.

And look, we're — we're still trying to debate whether we can just make sure that middle-class families don't get a tax hike.

"We're still trying to debate whether we can just make sure that middle-class families don't get a tax hike," he said.