[ US /ˌkɑntɹəˈdɪkt/ ]
[ UK /kˌɒntɹədˈɪkt/ ]
VERB
  1. deny the truth of
  2. prove negative; show to be false
  3. be resistant to
    The board opposed his motion
  4. be in contradiction with
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How To Use contradict In A Sentence

  • It is this potential for music to express contradictory, sometimes inexpressible emotions that drives Ward to write songs.
  • All this seems to contradict the expectation of the manipulation theorists.
  • There are two slightly contradictory factors in play. Times, Sunday Times
  • Perhaps this contradictory nature is the key to its undeniable appeal. Times, Sunday Times
  • Does anybody see the contradiction is the Lefts attack on seniors who use Medicare? Sebelius: There will be competition with private insurers
  • At a time of so much contradictory evidence and inconsistency, he is not the only one. Times, Sunday Times
  • We do need to show that we can talk without contradiction of God's universal salvific will and the scandalous particularity of the incarnate and risen Lord.
  • This focus seems to contradict the book's goal of including Madagascar's diverse peoples without privileging any single group.
  • Men have been unwearied in their efforts to obscure the plain, simple meaning of the Scriptures, and to make them contradict their own testimony; but like the ark upon the billowy deep, the word of God outrides the storms that threaten it with destruction. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan
  • Intendants and servitors were giving orders on all sides, frequently contradictory, and gardeners were furbishing up the alleyed walks and flower beds in readiness for _Sa Majesté Louis Royal Palaces and Parks of France
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