Examples of 'bone of contention' in a sentence
Meaning of "bone of contention"
The phrase 'bone of contention' is used to describe a subject or issue that causes ongoing disagreement or conflict between people or groups. It refers to a matter of contention that leads to arguments or disputes
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- Something that continues to be disputed; something on which no agreement can be reached
How to use "bone of contention" in a sentence
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bone of contention
So this is where the bone of contention lies.
A bone of contention was the permissibility of individual memberships.
This is clearly a bone of contention for you.
A bone of contention arose between them.
It only became a bone of contention when two.
Bone of contention for half a century.
But my money is not the bone of contention.
The other bone of contention is the procedure.
Because this would be a major bone of contention.
Was a bone of contention between his daddy and i.
Language issues were a particular bone of contention.
This is not a bone of contention between countries.
This one is always going to be a bone of contention.
The latter bone of contention between them.
Missile defense has become another bone of contention.
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Another bone of contention is related to monetary matters.
We only have one bone of contention.
A further bone of contention is the area direct payments.
We know that it had been a bone of contention for years.
My bone of contention was the duck.
The lights were another bone of contention in our house.
The bone of contention is going to be the felony breaking and entering.
That hat was a real bone of contention.
The greatest bone of contention is the section on agriculture.
Fast forward to the bone of contention.
The only bone of contention between them is this decision.
That will always be a bone of contention.
The bone of contention is the felony breaking and entering.
Foreign policy will be a bone of contention.
This was a bone of contention between them.
The united front tactics were another bone of contention.
It had been a bone of contention between them.
Agricultural subsidies are not the only bone of contention.
That is another bone of contention within the party.
Wine units and wine tax were also a bone of contention.
That is my bone of contention with him.
The exact circumstances of his death remain however a bone of contention.
This assistance is often a bone of contention between parties to a conflict.
The bone of contention was determining who were subjects of such a universal system of norms.
The numbers represent the bone of contention in this case.
The only bone of contention is the severity of the punishment.
And the guns have always been a bone of contention between us.
The other bone of contention is the length of the transitional period.
For years this matter has been a bone of contention between us.
It was a bone of contention between them.
Currently it is a major bone of contention.
Another bone of contention is a pet.
Insulation is another bone of contention.
The main bone of contention was the difficult issue of agricultural subsidies.
He seemed to be the only bone of contention between the two.
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The latter contention gave rise to objections
This was indeed the core of the contention
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