Sentence examples for he was contrary from inspiring English sources

He was contrary to a fault, of course, and also inspirationally so.

Breitbart himself was less conservative than he was contrary, and was proudly less interested in ideology or policy than he was in opposing and humiliating a vaguely defined elite.

In exchange Talleyrand confirmed privately to Gerry that the agents were in fact in his employ, and that he was, contrary to statements made to the Directory, interested in pursuing reconciliation.

His manager's verdict suggests he is, contrary to comments he used in defeat, "idealistic" about the players he has around him.

But he said that Mr. Ghilarducci had "never done anything he thought was contrary to the interests of the Humboldt Creamery".

Not only that, but its very use, he felt, was contrary to the core of his findings.

Quinn criticized Secure Communities for netting large numbers of non-criminal undocumented immigrants, which he said was contrary to the DHS messaging on the program.

He said this was contrary to the picture of the economy being painted by official figures.

This, he later noted, was contrary to the career paths of many successful DJs, for whom it was more common to start out as producers.

Although he feared that art was contrary to religion, he testified that it could sometimes bring meaning to life.

He believed that this was contrary to freedom of expression.