Used in a Sentence

arguments

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for arguments.

Editorial note

Merging these arguments together with Bouchard & Mezard's in public discussion would erroneously conflate all these arguments and weaken the impact of Bouchard & Mezard's findings.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(countable, also figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of arguments gathered in one view.

noun

(countable, also figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.

noun

(countable) A verbal dispute; a quarrel.

noun

(countable) A process of reasoning; argumentation.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for arguments.

noun

(countable, also figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.

noun

(countable) A verbal dispute; a quarrel.

noun

(countable) A process of reasoning; argumentation.

noun

(countable, programming) A value, or a reference to a value, passed to a function.

Example sentences

1

Merging these arguments together with Bouchard & Mezard's in public discussion would erroneously conflate all these arguments and weaken the impact of Bouchard & Mezard's findings.

2

What would syntactically be a reference to a method in other languages instead invokes the method with no arguments.

3

So they point out what is wrong with your example, and you make even vaguer arguments in favor of it?

4

Someone pointed out that this didn't seem fair or just, and after a bunch of arguments and legislation, copyright was born.

5

It's amazing at what lengths people go with the theoretical arguments and personal conjecture.

6

I've heard so many arguments with a similar argument: 'don't tax the wealthy or they will do X'.

7

Not in technical disussions: in these you only get to have arguments.

8

They back up their claims with various arguments as to the nature of the average consumer and echoes and remnants of trickle-down economics theories.

9

I meant, like those Reagonomics arguments, it's yet another speculative reason why the wealthy shouldn't pay their share of taxes.

10

Don't sell me cheap philosophies with accidents of birth and twisted arguments but show me how many immigrants you are going to house this year.

11

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

12

History is complicated, and not well served by summary arguments.

Quote examples

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All arguments aside, there's one fundamental way to answer whether companies' talent shortage complaints are "phony" or not: pay.

2

Let's start with your "Mozilla disliked Dart", full of personalizing words that obfuscate the objective arguments.

3

That is why you should never learn from one exclusive source, especially if they don't provide valid arguments, and imply "trust me".

4

Or rather, you can still have "personal opinions" but without arguments backing them are of no use to anybody and you might as well not state them.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use arguments in a sentence?

Merging these arguments together with Bouchard & Mezard's in public discussion would erroneously conflate all these arguments and weaken the impact of Bouchard & Mezard's findings.

What does arguments mean?

(countable, also figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.

What part of speech is arguments?

arguments is commonly used as noun.