contradiction

Example Sentences

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The study also resolves a long-standing contradiction about the SMC's gas.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

Steven J. Lockjaw, a military officer obsessed with Taylor’s revolutionary Perfidia Beverly Hills, overtly embodies this contradiction.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

When Trump was asked on Monday about the apparent contradiction between his statements that the war was "very complete" and Hegseth's comments, he replied: "I think you could say both".

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

A system that contradicts itself is less reliable, so self-improvement selects against contradiction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

The worst aspect of the Velikovsky affair is not that his hypotheses were wrong or in contradiction to firmly established facts, but that some who called themselves scientists attempted to suppress Velikovsky’s work.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan