au contraire

Example Sentences

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“Using less water didn’t affect the harvest, au contraire, it actually improved the grapes’ quality.

From Forbes • Oct. 2, 2014

I don’t believe, bien au contraire, that anti-Semitism has its origins in secularism.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2012

However, don't slump into a slough of despond – au contraire, simply learn to interpret facts; fashion them, if you like, to your advantage.

From The Guardian • Dec. 31, 2010

Humans have no fear of Twinkies and cheeseburgers - au contraire - although these foods have become more dangerous to our health than anything that skitters, flits or crawls.

From Washington Post • Oct. 25, 2010

At last the sound of spurred footsteps and clinking swords echoed along the corridor, but no noise or swearing; au contraire, a very polite double knock at the door.

From Hungarian Sketches in Peace and War Constable's Miscellany of Foreign Literature, vol. 1 by Jókai, Mór