'debate' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'debate' with 20 example sentences.
- debate noun
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: a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
: the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)
- debate verb
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: argue with one another
: think about carefully; weigh
: discuss the pros and cons of an issue
: have an argument about something
Other scientists are debating his theory about the disappearance of dinosaurs.
I participated in the debate.
That's still being debated.
I debated whether I should say anything.
We are going to set off a debate on climate change.
Researchers study identical twins to solve the "Nature vs. Nurture" debate.
After much debate, we decided to spend our holidays in Spain.
Did you watch the presidential debate?
I think this is a very unfair debate.
This debate won't get us anywhere.
The debate has been postponed.
He had said nothing during the debate.
Rarely has a debate attracted so much media attention.
People often confuse the difference between an argument and a debate.
Citizens are debating about health care at City Hall.
We debated on the question of world population.
Delegates debated the compromise for many days.
I've been debating whether I should mention it or not.
Some companies are still debating whether to get Internet access.
He is second to none when it comes to debating.