contradict

Example Sentences

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This would appear to contradict directly the statements made during a cabinet meeting held Thursday in which Bessent said “the U.S. oil market is well-supplied.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

But internal DHS records reviewed by ProPublica contradict Noem’s Senate testimony.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026

Owens is maximalist in her approach, tossing out anything that to her seems funky or confusing or too coincidental, even when they lead to theories that contradict one another.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026

The emails contradict statements Lutnick made in October about vowing in 2005 to "never be in a room" with Epstein again.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

The fourth sentence seems to come out of the blue, and the fifth seems to contradict the fourth.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker