How to Use juxtaposition in a Sentence

juxtaposition

noun
  • Time and place—the juxtaposition of then and now—are at the heart of the film.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Pair this tight tee with a pair of relaxed trousers for a nice juxtaposition.
    — Natalie Alcala, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The form studies set the tone for the home’s unique juxtaposition of charm and grit.
    — Leilani Marie Labong, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 June 2018
  • The photo is a study in the juxtaposition of three men’s feet.
    — New York Times, 12 June 2022
  • In a film filled with jump scares, the juxtaposition of laughs was genius.
    — Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The king and queen have not yet remarked on the juxtaposition.
    — Terry Collins, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
  • But that tour was such a juxtaposition from the house parties.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 16 May 2026
  • Dark floors ground the space, a welcome juxtaposition to the white walls.
    — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 18 June 2019
  • The juxtaposition of their voices is simply more than the sum of its parts.
    — Elvia Wilk, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2021
  • At the heart of the case is the juxtaposition of two legal systems.
    — Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2020
  • The juxtaposition really is the drums which tend to be on their own.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 7 Nov. 2022
  • But most of the juxtapositions are vague and sloppy.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026
  • The song plays on the juxtaposition of its production and its lyrics.
    — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 27 Dec. 2023
  • The beauty of juxtaposition strikes again with this one!
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 9 June 2026
  • There is a scaffolding lot right below the view of the city and that juxtaposition was a plus for me.
    — Vanessa Lawrence, ELLE Decor, 3 June 2019
  • The juxtaposition isn’t as clean, but still, there’s enough boldness to carry it off.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2024
  • This juxtaposition evokes both the memories of childhood and the sense of fear at the same time.
    — Zoe Hewitt, Variety, 15 Oct. 2021
  • The winding path is the perfect way to observe the juxtaposition of desert rocks and green palm trees.
    — Mariah Tyler, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2022
  • Some of them make comic puns or juxtapositions.
    — Benjamin Lima special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Black and white stations-of-the-cross hanging on the walls add to the visual juxtapositions.
    — Dallas News, 7 Feb. 2020
  • Between all that there’s a juxtaposition, but that’s what the album is all about; the balance of those worlds.
    — Rob Ledonne, Billboard, 28 June 2018
  • In juxtaposition, the softness of the skirt flowed behind her into a train.
    — Genevieve Cepeda, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The warm glow is easy on the eyes, and certainly a welcome juxtaposition from the bright lights in the big city outside.
    — Natalie Stoclet, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
  • His actions stood in great juxtaposition to the rhetoric that has come from the White House over the past four years.
    — Nicole Goodkind, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2020
  • Please tell us more about this interesting juxtaposition of old and new.
    — Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The juxtaposition between color and content is the first thing that will grab viewers in the artist’s work.
    — Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2022
  • So, that was interesting to me, the juxtaposition of those two things.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
  • That’s quite a juxtaposition — from teen suicide to a glamorous fashion show.
    — Dave Lieber mar. 5, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The series is like a clever pop song; the thrill is in its juxtaposition of a rowdy rhythm with a lyrical portrait of tragedy and grief.
    — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2020
  • There was so much gravity to the day and weight in the juxtapositions, Mercer said.
    — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 17 Aug. 2023

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