to the contrary

Example Sentences

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“Despite all evidence to the contrary, Marshall still believed,” in Mr. Dikötter’s words, that the Communists “were not doctrinaire ideologists, but merely rural reformers who could help shape a democratic China.”

From The Wall Street Journal

He genuinely believes he can change reality simply by relentlessly stating something as fact in the face of all evidence to the contrary.

From Salon

A separate source said: "It's like corporate gaslighting with top management saying that everything is going fine when all evidence is to the contrary. "

From BBC

She added that despite the men's claims to the contrary, their behaviour had been "intended to cause alarm and distress".

From BBC

The US, he insisted, despite recent statements by US officials to the contrary, was still the guarantor of security in Europe.

From BBC