contrarian

Example Sentences

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Rex Reed, the longtime movie critic and celebrity interviewer known for his contrarian attitude and eloquent, vicious jabs of his pen, died Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Least-loved software and commercial and professional services remain on the bank’s contrarian buy list.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

They said their contrarian sentiment indicator has triggered a “sell” signal for the first time since November 2021.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

This “extreme pessimism” is the contrarian tailwind the market has been waiting for.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

But he was a natural contrarian, a born critic, whose fullest energies manifested themselves in the act of doing intellectual isometric exercises against the fixed objects presented by someone else's ideas.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis