Sentence examples for plain contradiction from inspiring English sources

The first is the plain contradiction, borrowed from Magritte; here it rings caustically as the denial of the facts before one's eyes that a repressive regime practices and demands.

To suppose the contrary, they claim, would be a plain contradiction.

A number of art historians have noted the apparent contradictions in the man's plain looks and enigmatic expression.

That is exposing the vapidity, contradictions and plain distortions of the Tory offer.

To be sure, the finale was littered with non-conclusions, contradictions and plain old absurdities.

With these systemic contradictions in plain sight, students, as members of communities intentionally assembled in the pursuit of a better future, are in a unique position to promote change.

Orwell wrote: "Applied to an opponent, it means the habit of impudently claiming that black is white, in contradiction of the plain facts.

The contradiction between the plain facts of the data and the tepid feel of the recovery suggests that the recession created a more important question than the simplistic "are you better off?" Voters should ask themselves — and their leaders — how to keep this and future generations better off.

Only then could I see the loopholes in the texture of his tales, the inconsistencies and contradictions and the plain bullshit.

Wineapple's take is notable for its plain acceptance of Hawthorne's contradictions: a student of hypocrisy, he was a resolute Yankee who hated his patrimony.

The contradiction is apparent.