Debated

Examples

• Here we debated the wisdom of sinking the craft before leaving her, but finally decided that it would add nothing to our chances for escape. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• And, when the matter was debated in council, the wisest part of the ministry were of my opinion. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
• The question to be debated was, whether the _Yahoos_ should be exterminated from the face of the earth? Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
• Nor, how I debated whether I should go away without ringing; nor, how I should undoubtedly have gone, if my time had been my own, to come back. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• We should have considered more carefully our future plans, and debated concerning the spot where we should in future dwell. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• It is a trivial question that has been preposterously debated. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Mr. Lorry reddened as if he were conscious of having debated the point in his mind, and Mr. Carton made his way to the outside of the bar. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.

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