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US
/ˈɑɹɡju/
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[ UK /ˈɑːɡjuː/ ]
[ UK /ˈɑːɡjuː/ ]
VERB
- present reasons and arguments
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give evidence of
The evidence argues for your claim
The results indicate the need for more work - have an argument about something
How To Use argue In A Sentence
- Hmm... a bit of Googling produces this short book review by Charles Solomon, which has the line: "As an essayist, Didion lacks the hyaline profundity of Susan Sontag or the classical erudition of Marguerite Yourcenar ... Making Light: Open thread 136
- Absorbing throughout, her film is troubling, well-illustrated and cogently argued. Times, Sunday Times
- By 1946, Woodhouse contends, the political objectives of all factions were clear to all, and there was no basis on which to argue that EAM's supporters were 'hoodwinked'. back Arms and the Woman: Just Warriors and Greek Feminist Identity
- One could argue that such a missile defence system would bring about the abandonment of ballistic missiles as strategic weapons.
- I want to see Randy answer this question: 1. Accepting arguendo that mandating a person to buy health insurance is not regulation of commerce, there is no question that the rest of the bill is regulating the interstate market in health insurance*. The Volokh Conspiracy » A Quick Response to Randy on the Use of “Unprecedented”
- He said McCain has been critical of so-called 527 groups — named for the tax code section under which they operate — and argued that "virtually every attack-style 527 group on the airwaves" is aiding Democrat Barack Obama. Price of Power: McCain accepts ex-Swift Boaters' donations
- His ring classicism has always argued so persuasively against excessive physical harm, his pride was beyond anything but a regal exit.
- Advertisers had argued that to ban the advertisements would be overzealous political correctness.
- Church and Outram argue instead that solidary behavior and the skill of managers and supervisors in dealing with labor unrest are more reliable indicators of the likelihood of strikes.
- There was a time when I would have argued that our libel laws were draconian and should be amended.