Arguing

Examples

• It was of no use arguing, contending against the sense of present happiness; to be near Robert was to be revived. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• He is incapable of arguing, and is bewildered by Socrates to such a degree that he does not know what he is saying. Plato. The Republic.
• Having while in Tyler's office heard them arguing on the immortality of the soul, etc. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Such fol-de-rol, her not coming for the summer; but I gave up arguing with young people about fifty years ago. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• But Joe was readier with his definition than I had expected, and completely stopped me by arguing circularly, and answering with a fixed look, Her. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• No, it's no use arguing. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• He cannot disentangle the arts from the virtues--at least he is always arguing from one to the other. Plato. The Republic.
• I have had enough of arguing to last one man his life. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Why, o' course I know THAT,' said Riderhood, as arguing something that was self-evident. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• I showed that I was of a different opinion, though I had not the capacity for arguing the question. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• There was no arguing upon such a project. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• The two doctors, arguing from the rapidity of the beat, declared that a lowering treatment was the only treatment to be adopted. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Shall we take the other side first and begin by arguing against ourselves; in this manner the adversary's position will not be undefended. Plato. The Republic.
• Arguing in this way, from within-outwards, what do we reach? Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• One evening Gerald was arguing with Loerke about Italy and Tripoli. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .

Typist: Nelda