The phrase "a contradictory statement" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a statement that contains conflicting ideas or assertions.
Example: "The politician's speech was filled with a contradictory statement that left the audience confused about his true stance on the issue."
Alternatives: "a conflicting assertion" or "an inconsistent claim".
Minutes later, however, Spicer delivered a contradictory statement to reporters.
A local official in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, gave a contradictory statement, saying there was no evidence to link the two men to ETIM.
However, projections that highways between the large cities would be expanded – almost a contradictory statement – were also considered as likely, suggesting that the consensus measures cover divergent orientations in the panel.
This seems like a contradictory statement, but it's true.
There are hundreds of messages -- and I'm addressing them all!" To the ADHD mind, that is not a contradictory statement.
Defending these invitations on the legislature floor, the Minister offered a contradictory statement: "This isn't about oil and gas, this is about being relevant.
They are now assessing new information and English is under pressure in the media after a seemingly contradictory statement about what he knew and when.
A seemingly contradictory statement, Jimmy hoped to emphasize to attendees that the various cognitive effects of HD are complicated, and patients are often impatient with themselves and the world around them, especially when they are forced to function at a much slower pace than they want.
But in a somewhat contradictory statement he acknowledged that the ANSF is not yet capable of defending the country against the insurgency without the help of international forces.
In an apparently contradictory statement, he also said the shooting occurred when a routine police patrol had been ambushed.
After a vigorous public debate, the IWF withdrew its block, issuing a confusing and contradictory statement to the effect that even though the image is truly child pornography, they won't block it, unless it's on a British server, in which case they might.
