Sentence examples for slightly contradictory from inspiring English sources

The phrase "slightly contradictory" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to describe something as containing two thoughts or ideas that are opposite or oppose one another in a subtle or minor way. For example, you could say something like, "The professor's lecture was slightly contradictory; he argued one point while also suggesting its opposite."

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Slightly contradictory, but we'll forgive him.

Two slightly contradictory morals might be drawn from this truth.

A rebel mindstate and a rock star lifestyle: it's a slightly contradictory mash of attitudes.

"It's slightly contradictory, but you have to plan to be unplanned".

But, as befits anything to do with China, her advice to her own country's leaders is slightly contradictory.

The main aim of this playlist – apart from the buzz of helping spread the word about undeniably great music – is on some levels slightly contradictory.

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This seems somewhat contradictory to the clinical observation that cartilage surfaces are slightly acidic in osteoarthritic joints, and these surfaces become more acidic as cartilage destruction progresses [ 55].

This statement seems somewhat contradictory.

Your outfit might look slightly seasonally contradictory, but since fashion is increasingly avoiding the idea of seasons, you'll be even more on-trend.

"I think tension in design is so important in fashion and wearing an ugly shoe with a beautiful suit or dress is the perfect way to create that slightly thrown, contradictory aesthetic," he said — like the Céline designer Phoebe Philo wearing ketchup-and-mustard-hued Nikes in her portrait for the March issue of American Vogue.

He is compassionate, but also unstudied, slightly naive, contrarian, contradictory and compulsive.

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