How to Use contradiction in a Sentence

contradiction

noun
  • There have been some contradictions in his statements.
  • There is a contradiction between what he said yesterday and what he said today.
  • What he said yesterday is in direct contradiction to what he said today.
  • Her statements are mired in contradiction.
  • No one was surprised by the defendant's contradiction of the plaintiff's accusations.
  • Her rebuttal contained many contradictions to my arguments.
  • Is that a contradiction in terms, or the best of both worlds?
    — Rand Richards Cooper, courant.com, 12 Dec. 2019
  • That might sound like a contradiction—or maybe just a bad idea.
    — Luke Larsen, Wired News, 9 June 2025
  • This feels like a contradiction, and one that is very telling for me.
    — New York Times, 21 June 2021
  • Meat can be ham, meat can be kosher, but kosher ham is a contradiction.
    — Wal Van Lierop, Forbes, 3 June 2022
  • At first blush, that might sound like a contradiction, but think about it.
    — Tyler Lessard, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2021
  • There is a lot of contradiction in that.
    — Leonor C. Suárez, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2026
  • That’s kind of a contradiction of two ideas.
    — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Those quirks, those contradictions, work quite well for me.
    — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026
  • If that seems like a contradiction, guess again.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2026
  • His contradictions are out in the open.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Bond exists in a world of contradictions a lot of the time.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026
  • In her mind, though, that’s not a contradiction.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026
  • That kind of contradiction doesn’t faze her.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The same baked-in contradiction can be found in the honoree.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
  • Seif seemed not to see the contradiction between his two selves.
    — New York Times, 30 July 2021
  • But this is not a contradiction.
    — Wyles Daniel may 19, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
  • But this is a big contradiction.
    — Jack Holmes, Vanity Fair, 23 June 2026
  • There's a humor about that; there's an irony and a contradiction about that.
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2022
  • But that contradiction is not new.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • The match was filled with contradictions.
    — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
  • But the problem is that there is a contradiction at the heart of this crisis.
    — Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2021
  • This isn’t quite a contradiction, though.
    — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
  • This year’s event was full of such subtle contradictions.
    — Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
  • The flurry of contradictions in the wake of the earthquake did not end there.
    — NPR, 14 Oct. 2025

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