Sentence examples for being contrary to from inspiring English sources

"And I wanted to write something about not wanting to remember – just because I like being contrary to myself".

But it's not my goal to get my name in the newspaper because of my being contrary to Sharpe James.

Great lords hostile to Montezuma denounce the friendship as being contrary to the best interests of the Mexican people.

466, 82 L.Ed. 646, in which without express statutory authority a court is asked to enjoin an administrative proceeding as being contrary to law.

This act contains a provision that voids any purported waiver of rights under the CLRA as being contrary to California public policy.

The finding being contrary to the established view is now checked and confirmed by use of an independent method, namely by an analysis of available bubble growth data.

It's contrary to who we are".

This is contrary to my experience.

It's contrary to our ideals.

"It's contrary to America's traditions.

It is contrary to our interests".