How to Use contradictory in a Sentence

contradictory

adjective
  • Is that kind of contradictory to say that about Sexyy?
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Was this a both/and scenario, where contradictory ideas could stand side by side?
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
  • His language has been contradictory on some of these points as to who's going to do it and when.
    — CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • That is what is contradictory in sort of just the common sense version of it.
    — CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Well, the dog leaped over a tall fence, which seems to be perhaps contradictory to being lazy.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Flex works best when Jones gives the teammates more room to be messy and contradictory.
    — Vulture, 20 July 2023
  • That, that is what is contradictory in sort of just the common sense version.
    — CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
  • But his life was too contradictory to be resolved so cleanly.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 25 May 2023
  • The two-ounce bottle is easy to stash on the go, though the directions are a bit contradictory.
    — Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Those seemingly contradictory vibes boil down to the idea that no one is an outsider here.
    — Erinne Magee, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
  • The passions and dreams that drove the movement can seem inchoate, naïve, and contradictory.
    — Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Swift has had contradictory things to say about the subject of kids in the past, something a lot of women will relate to.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 28 Aug. 2025
  • While some see it as a hopeful sign of progress, others have dismissed it as contradictory lip service.
    — Catherine Porter, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Yet even this contradictory approach seems to have unraveled as soon as the war started.
    — Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Wembanyama has found a way to balance traits that seem contradictory.
    — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 24 May 2026
  • The race comes at a time when lawmakers have made a contradictory mess of state law governing how votes are counted.
    — CBS News, 17 May 2026
  • The contradictory nature of life’s ephemera—is this not the golden goose of fiction writing?
    — Eric Olson september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
  • While their vocations may seem contradictory, their love is born in faith, rooted in romance, and is much more than meets the eye.
    — Essence, 7 Nov. 2025
  • But the answers generated by the tool are at times contradictory based on how users prompt and query the software.
    — Mia Sato, The Verge, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The court found Brooks failed to show good cause for an extension, citing his vague and contradictory claims.
    — Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • There are so many opinions and contradictory advice, not to mention judgment for days!
    — L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2022
  • These are two contradictory sentences that she is made to feel crazy for acknowledging.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 22 June 2026
  • Giving voice to the complex, contradictory and sometimes dark feelings that dwell in the human heart is an act of love.
    — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 15 Nov. 2025
  • But for a mature body, there couldn’t be a more contradictory New Year image.
    — Kelley Bruss, Dallas Morning News, 5 Jan. 2026
  • But the sheer amount of it can be difficult to keep up with, and sometimes the guidance can be downright contradictory.
    — CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Those goals are not contradictory.
    — Susana A. Mendoza, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
  • Tuttle herself is now under fire from all sides for contradictory reasons.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
  • This represents a whole new–and contradictory–set of challenges.
    — Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Each week brings head-scratching contradictory news about the economy.
    — Christine Romans, CNN, 22 Dec. 2022
  • An off-road sports car may sound like the thickest of oxymorons, but Porsche has history with that contradictory term.
    — Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2026

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