How to use "argument" in a sentence

A long argument followed, during which each of the married men tried to persuade the others to go

Jean Valjean, who had arrived unnoticed at the barricade, had been listening to the argument and had quickly understood the situation.

I came here to tell Mr Cliff what the headmaster said about the argument."

He was trying desperately to deflect her and change the course of the argument

"I've heard your argument, counselor

"We've already been through this argument, and we rejected it," he reminded her.

Although he realized that he was going to lose the argument, Elliot said, "Be reasonable

When she turned to Elliot again, she was clearly ready to get the hell out of there, without questions, without argument, without the slightest delay.

'But if there was an argument,' I argued, 'the shot may have been fired in sudden anger, and Lawrence might have been very upset afterwards about what he had done.'

'But, Mr Clement, it does not seem to me that the facts fit your argument

Won't say what the argument was about

Mrs Elphinstone - that was the name of the woman in white - refused to listen to his argument, and kept calling for 'George', but her sister-in-law was very quiet and sensible and agreed to my brother's suggestion

Connie hadn't meant to start an argument