How to Use point of contention in a Sentence

point of contention

noun phrase
  • That's a big point of contention.
    — Maria Godoy, NPR, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Sorensen’s style of play was a point of contention.
    — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • How much time kids spend on phones is a main point of contention.
    — Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The length of the fight seems to be a point of contention, though.
    — Ben Morse, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • That was a main point of contention for Cook as well.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 June 2026
  • But the biggest point of contention was the bride’s dress.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Electric dirt bikes were the sharpest point of contention.
    — Emily Carmela Nelson, Idaho Statesman, 30 May 2026
  • Yet who gets to shelter in these spaces is a point of contention.
    — Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The terms of the revenue sharing have been a point of contention in the talks.
    — Jessica Golden,alex Sherman, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
  • Still, the story's final act is a point of contention amid the praise.
    — Megan McCluskey, TIME, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Funding is a major point of contention.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
  • The pitch was another point of contention.
    — Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The escalating price tag has long been a point of contention for the project.
    — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 13 May 2026
  • Choosing a backing band was a point of contention for the sisters.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2024
  • The vagueness of the bill became a point of contention among Democrats.
    — Philip Jankowski, Dallas News, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The duo’s space race rivalry has also been a point of contention.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The pay gap between union and nonunion factories has long been a point of contention.
    — Jack Ewing, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Beijing’s limits on exports of rare earths have been a key point of contention.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 June 2025
  • The other major point of contention is the height of the temple’s steeple.
    — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The couple's main point of contention is how to handle the finances.
    — Ashley Vega, People.com, 21 June 2025
  • Whether Sanders can collect fines could become a point of contention.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • But these trips have become a point of contention with her husband’s siblings.
    — Ashley Vega, People.com, 2 May 2025
  • This point of contention has already threatened the fragile peace.
    — Alexander Smith, NBC News, 27 Nov. 2024
  • While the case proceeds, the fate of the house where the murders occurred has been a point of contention.
    — Mike Baker, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2023
  • The sale of the land and property has been a point of contention for the family.
    — Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
  • This had been a key point of contention for the party as the shutdown continued.
    — Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
  • Local control has been a point of contention at the Statehouse for years.
    — Idaho Statesman, 7 May 2026
  • Even the News-Press’ origin story has been a point of contention.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2023
  • His verbosity has become a point of contention.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • At one point, his fierce protectiveness of his sources becomes a point of contention.
    — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025

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