Sentence examples for seems contrary to from inspiring English sources

Solitary play seems contrary to the spirit of game.

It seems contrary to human nature that this good luck and restraint can continue.

This seems contrary to the advice previously offered in the Guardian and elsewhere.

What action does Ms. Simpson perform in the music video that seems contrary to the original "Dukes of Hazzard" show?

It's going to exist, but we're going to hide it?" That, he said, "seems contrary to the vision of journalism".

It seems contrary to the hefty-sauce mandate, but gnocchi are also delicious in a rich broth, either as a first course or as a meal.

That seemed contrary to common sense.

He said it seemed contrary to the N.C.A.A.'s effort to create a safer game.

Boycott rallies had the flavor of revival meetings; protesters objected to foul language & anti-Americanism, & to implications in the texts that seemed contrary to their fundamental Christian belief.

Behavioural economists have found that all sorts of psychological or neurological biases cause people to make choices that seem contrary to their best interests.

But it does seem contrary to human dignity for the state to kill graying convicts as payback for crimes they committed in their long-past youth.