Sentence examples for a contrary attitude from inspiring English sources

Rather, she adopted a contrary attitude towards critics eager to pigeonhole – or at least understand – her exclusively with those terms.

Mr Candy, however, is not keen on following the crowd — he applies a contrary attitude to everything from time-keeping to what he wears.

If someone held a contrary attitude, the correction not only didn't work — it made the subject more distrustful of the source.

Her contrary attitude is what adds an angular punk bite to the warmth of her mainly sweet themes: iconic hearts, florals, supermodels strategically cropped from magazines.

In particular, Khan scrutinises her contrary attitude towards wedlock.

Shareholders berated club directors from the moment of their arrival, with the Rangers chairman, David Somers, causing particular acrimony with his contrary attitude towards questions from the audience.

For much of the 20th century, however, woodcuts, linocuts, lithographs, silk-screens and other forms of mechanical reproduction were popular, pragmatic vehicles for socially contrary attitudes.

Elsewhere, a contrary trend is at work.

A contrary course continued to be urged.

May I venture a contrary suggestion?

Critics pose a contrary set of arguments.