| 1. | Myself and this contentious soul of mine. - from Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman |
| 2. | "Never you trouble your head about this man," retorted the contentious Mr. - from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens |
| 3. | 'Bove the contentious waves he kept, and oare. - from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare |
| 4. | Ordain'd with man's contentious race to dwell. - from The Iliad of Homer by Homer |
| 5. | Thou think'st 'tis much that this contentious stor. - from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare |
| 6. | "Well" said Stryver, slapping the desk with his contentious hand, opening his eyes wider, and taking a long breath, "if I understand you, Mr. - from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens |
| 7. | Suppose we call it the contentious or ambitious--would the term be suitabl. - from The Republic by Plato |
| 8. | A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. - from The King James Bible |
| 9. | It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman. - from The King James Bible |