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
La théologie, que l'on regarde volontiers comme la plus étroite et la plus stérile des sciences, en est, au contraire, la plus étendue et la plus féconde.
From A Lecture on the Study of History by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron
