Sentence examples for oxymoron created from inspiring English sources

Right away "the two-wheeled unicycle" became a nickname for it and the obvious oxymoron created by that name is pretty entertaining to me.

Programs administered out of this agency -- which created the oxymoron 'paid volunteer' -- provide funding to students and others who work in certain areas of public service.

"Children's rights" was an oxymoron in those times, which also created a space in which their "right" to sexuality could be articulated.

If we all do our part, we can help to sustain one of the great intellectual movements humanity has ever created, and end the oxymoron of open source sustainability forever.

This, in combination with the words "nature's changing course", creates an oxymoron: the unchanging change of nature, or the fact that the only thing that does not change is change.

The result is almost an oxymoron: a summer action thriller that doubles as an introspective, offbeat character study of a digitally created protagonist, one who learns that the foibles of human nature are not limited to just humans.

And of course rituals and traditions can be created at any time: "instant tradition" is probably better seen as an intergenerational bonding heuristic grounded in mutual affection than as an oxymoron.

But by creating the ultimate oxymoron of diet food – something you eat to lose weight – it squared a seemingly impossible circle.

The bottom line is that we still believe relational auction is not an oxymoron and our proposed design amendments can create an environment of transparency, fairness, and bilateral communication which leads to further relational strengthening.

On the supply side, heavy government involvement via Medicare and Medicaid creates waste since government efficiency is an oxymoron.

On the surface, the concept of creating and sustaining school reform is an oxymoron, simply because change is inevitable.