Sentence examples for contradictory phrase from inspiring English sources

Like La Rochefoucauld, he made an art form of the single sentence and the perfectly poised, contradictory phrase.

In her bridal solo Olga dances down one diagonal, only to arrive facing the opposite direction, or the conclusion of one phrase will be the immediate preparation for a contradictory phrase.

Below that were two contradictory phrases: "Rx only" and "Not for human consumption".

José can also regularly be found running in place, as he chants contradictory phrases about things like love and murder, and curling around a bar in midair, as his eyes brim and his brow drips.

First one closes, then the other opens, the contradictory phrases that have modified our thoughts and lives.

"Jumbo shrimp" and "I'm from the government and I'm here to help" are two widely accepted oxymorons: internally contradictory phrases.

Just as someone else is putting forth an idea, use a contradictory word or phrase, such as "but," "no", or "I disagree". to interject.

Economic constraints prevented Buñuel from continuing this line of exploration; instead, with his next project, the slyly self-contradictory documentary "Las Hurdes" ("Land Without Bread," 1933), he began his practice of subverting from within, introducing contradictory images and phrases that opened holes in the narrative rather than shattering it outright.

Thus the first phrase is contradictory.

The CEO is looking for contradictory information, so should phrase the question to encourage that.

The prosecutors surely should have known that Florida manslaughter law is rather complex and contradictory in its legal phrasing, and that the jury would have to be led through it step-by-step from the outset, not as a last minute Hail Mary.