contradiction
Example Sentences
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To explore this contradiction, researchers analyzed 196 overnight recordings from 44 healthy adults.
From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026
Steven J. Lockjaw, a military officer obsessed with Taylor’s revolutionary Perfidia Beverly Hills, overtly embodies this contradiction.
From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026
The contradiction sparked widespread global confusion at the time, with businesses and world leaders calling for clarity.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
Jean doesn’t try to explain away the contradiction.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
Mami's tone of voice did not invite contradiction.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
Vocabulary lists containing contradiction
Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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You Can Say That Again: Dic and Dict
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 2
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