" It is not my contention that chemical insecticides must never be used.
What to do when that happens is a matter of contention here, as India's ancient ways and taboos clash with slowly encroaching modernity.
Laura Moncur (1969 - ), The Secret Heart of Charlotte Lucas, 2014 If there was strife and contention in the home, very little else in life could compensate for it.
The Swallow and the Crow had a contention about their plumage.