dichotomies

Example Sentences

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It doesn’t seem nearly as big as the dot-com bubble, and the dichotomies don’t seem extreme, as in the 1990s.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

In moving his antihero between Vietnam and 1970s California, home of self-obsessed good vibrations, conflicted refugees and rabid anti-communist reactionaries, Nguyen reveals a series of rich dichotomies.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025

That’s one of the dichotomies of Casyette’s music.

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2024

Oh, and I do have one final question: Doesn’t the Christian quadrilateral protect us from the false dichotomies you imply?

From Washington Times • Jun. 20, 2023

Jefferson’s mind consistently saw the world in terms of clashing dichotomies: Whigs versus Tories; moderns versus ancients; America versus Europe; rural conditions versus urban; whites versus blacks.

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