Used in a Sentence

disputed

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

Editorial note

Also they did it right off their own coast and not miles into disputed waters.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Argued; not certain, agreed upon, or accepted.

Meaning at a glance

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

adjective

Argued; not certain, agreed upon, or accepted.

adjective

(of territory) Claimed by more than one sovereign state.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for disputed.

adjective

Argued; not certain, agreed upon, or accepted.

adjective

(of territory) Claimed by more than one sovereign state.

Example sentences

1

Also they did it right off their own coast and not miles into disputed waters.

2

Some writers have blamed flat terrain, which others have disputed; some have blamed rice agriculture and its need for irrigation systems.

3

The Bloomberg article relies a lot on quotes from the DA, but many of the underlying facts do not seem seriously disputed.

4

I predict Japan will try to push forward and claim the disputed islands with the support of uncle Sam.

5

Reddit, through a spokesperson, disputed the veracity of Croach's story.

6

Were the borders actually disputed, or just really weird?

7

Per the disputed quote of Cardinal Richelieu: Qu'on me donne six lignes Ă©crites de la main du plus honnĂȘte homme, j'y trouverai de quoi le faire pendre.

8

Senator Al Franken's election was disputed for months.

9

Nobody disputed that but that's off topic.

10

The Chinese are launching their military and stealing disputed islands and putting airstrips and AA on them to control critical trade routes and denying fly-over rights to other nations.

11

Bir Tawil is far less valuable than the larger disputed landmass (being baren rather than bordering a navigable body of water) so neither party seems to care to fight over it.

12

Groups that used to stay to themselves and interact with each other only on disputed borders were able to cooperate on a much higher level by establishing representatives inside each others borders.

Quote examples

1

The police referred the matter to the DA." See, this is one of those facts that is more disputed than you seem to describe.

2

Must be "non-obvious"; but what that means is always disputed.

3

This is also 1/5th of the (disputed) "magic number" of 10,000 hours to master a skill.

4

The content of the post is disputed in the comments by someone who claims to be a "volunteer of Purism project": Purism is actively working on porting coreboot to Librem15 with some coreboot developer(s).

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use disputed in a sentence?

Also they did it right off their own coast and not miles into disputed waters.

What does disputed mean?

Argued; not certain, agreed upon, or accepted.

What part of speech is disputed?

disputed is commonly used as adjective.