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

“President Sheinbaum doesn’t want to contradict Andrés Manuel,” said Victor Manuel Sánchez Valdés, a security analyst, referring to López Obrador, who founded the now-dominant Morena party that Sheinbaum represents.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 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

“If there is evidence in the files that the DOJ has reviewed, obviously that evidence would contradict her wrong testimony, which would be proof of perjury.”

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

Your actions contradict your thoughts—you’re dragging us through this maze because you believe this prophecy needs to be enabled—and by that logic prophecies can also be broken—prevented.

From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling