juxtaposition
Example Sentences
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He followed it with a succession of intensely theatrical divertissements, often revolving around unexpected intellectual conceits or bizarre juxtapositions and featuring brilliant dialogue, puns, repartee, double meanings and misunderstandings.
From BBC
In a preface, the film director Guillermo del Toro likens this collection to early modern cabinets of curiosities, whose juxtapositions of natural and artificial objects were meant to expose a hidden order of existence.
It’s a bizarre but charming juxtaposition in this quiet beer garden.
From New York Times
If that sounds like a bizarre juxtaposition, it worked brilliantly on YouTube, creating an atmosphere of intimacy.
From Salon
Events of Crosley’s life neatly fall in line for this juxtaposition.
From Seattle Times
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