Sentence examples for contrary to the image from inspiring English sources

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Contrary to the image assiduously and malignly created for her, she was kind, decent, hard-working and, above all, brilliant at what she did".

Mr. Valentine, whose family has owned the drive-in since 1964, said that contrary to the image of the theaters as places to see a "naughty nurse movie," most of them play family-oriented films.

Several local workshops soon began churning out the mantels, Mr. Baker said, in an operation that — contrary to the image cultivated by the Heat Surge ads, which show a horse-drawn buggy hauling space heaters — is modern.

And contrary to the image of the fundamentalist Muslim, Mohammed Atta, who was aboard the same plane, was seen drinking and playing video games at a Florida sports bar last week.

Yes, we are affected by the economic downturn, like other businesses in the financial sector, but we are working hard and doing very well, contrary to the image Ms. Widdicombe portrayed.

Contrary to the image MessengerKids hoped to present, child-health advocates have interpreted the application less as a gatekeeper for online safety and more as a gateway for unhealthy online habits.

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Contrary to the images portrayed on TV shows like "The Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous", most American boaters aren't sipping champagne on fancy yachts.

(Contrary to the Hollywood image, they are checked out with Interpol; no hardened criminals allowed).

Facts about golf are surprisingly contrary to the persistent image of a sport at a pricey country club.

In terms of civilian slaughter, he declares, "our ostensibly democratic ally was the worst offender, contrary to the American image of the North Koreans as fiendish terrorists".

Contrary to the popular image of Christians asking God to provide them with a parking space, most believers do not expect miracles to happen whenever we pray.

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