contrary
Example Sentences
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The US, he insisted, despite recent statements by US officials to the contrary, was still the guarantor of security in Europe.
From BBC
U.N. security experts said the operation, along with the strikes and blockade of Venezuela, “are contrary to international and humanitarian law.”
From Salon
Bass said that, contrary to popular belief, some of the pesticides that are used in organic agriculture are sometimes more toxic than conventional pesticides.
From Salon
On Tuesday the state's supreme court said a four-to-one majority of its justices had found the laws ran contrary to Wyoming's constitution.
From Barron's
“Any actions to the contrary will result in decisive action by Hilton.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
