contradiction
Example Sentences
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For years, scientists have been puzzled by a contradiction.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026
Steven J. Lockjaw, a military officer obsessed with Taylor’s revolutionary Perfidia Beverly Hills, overtly embodies this contradiction.
From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026
When Trump was asked on Monday about the apparent contradiction between his statements that the war was "very complete" and Hegseth's comments, he replied: "I think you could say both".
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
"Turning humanitarian organisations into an information-gathering arm for a party to the conflict stands in total contradiction to the principle of neutrality," the petition states.
From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026
The contradiction with the ideals of the American Revolution was part of it; some slaveholders freed their enslaved people afterward.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
Vocabulary lists containing contradiction
Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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You Can Say That Again: Dic and Dict
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 2
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