Sentence examples for contrary personality from inspiring English sources

Mr. Morgan abruptly changed agents this month, going from International Creative Management to United Talent Agency, in a way that — true to his contrary personality — could be seen as pure Hollywood pique or an act of independence.

Mr. Wallace was hardly one to conceal himself within his work; on the contrary, his personality is stamped on every page — so much so that the life and the work can seem not just connected but continuous.

On the contrary, these personalities distinguished themselves by opposing the Bolshevik and Polish armies that were historically garrisoned in Šiaurės miestelis.

He wearied of being called "enigmatic" by people trying to boil down his sometimes contrary, sometimes diffident personality into a single word.

On the contrary, a personal statement serves to give a voice to the student — his or her personality, interests and aspirations — not simply to showcase expensive trips that many top-notch students cannot afford.

Contrary to my usual personality, I decided instead to fake it.

Personality Interesting, spiky, contrary.

On the contrary, so much of his personality is stamped on every page that the life and the work can seem not just connected but continuous, A. O. Scott writes.

But Schendel's work was too varied and too slippery to fit easily within these movements, and her own personality was too contrary to allow it to (one art dealer, whose home is lined with works by Schendel, remembers her as "scowling and chain-smoking").

Contrary to our expectation, however, personality did not predict changes in relationship quality.

One of the signs of dementia is that the person displays some behaviors or changes in his personality that are quite contrary to who he really is and has been.