juxtaposition
Example Sentences
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Meagan adds that she enjoys the juxtaposition of the "bravado" of ice hockey mixed with the characters' "vulnerability underneath".
From BBC • May 30, 2026
The juxtaposition is jarring -- and entirely normal here.
From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026
It’s a book that, in juxtaposition to “Brats,” charts “the private, personal sort of friendship.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
The striking juxtaposition of South and North American financial centers is an attention-grabbing look at the ubiquity of American culture and capital.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
Fittingly, it falls to me, as someone who so awkwardly carried the label, to question it now, its juxtaposition of terms—minority, student.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
Vocabulary lists containing juxtaposition
Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 1
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Reading: Literature - Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Middle School
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