Sentence examples for was being contrary from inspiring English sources

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If he disagreed with you it wasn't because he was being contrary, it was because he didn't agree with your politics.

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And they think they are being contrary, correct, and righteously angry.

Despite the fact that tacos used to be our no-fail go-to, Julian, whose 3-year-old superpower is being contrary, is whining that what he really wanted was pesto pasta.

Be aware that most Fashion Places have admin, and if you are being contrary to the rules, you may be banned.

After all, the fact that there are some conscious beings is not contrary to physicalism — why then should the possibility that everything is a conscious being be contrary to physicalism?

"I am being so contrary, but I do find it difficult not to be bossy, not to be the boss, cos it's my natural instinct".

Insisting he was "socially liberal", Browne, who is married to an immigrant, told the cross party panel last week: "You shouldn't judge a journalist when they're being deliberately contrary and getting attention for themselves".

33 min: Move along, nothing to see here... 34 min: "When you read that RTE/BBC segment it's almost as if (and I don't want to be outlandish) that Eamon and gang are being deliberately contrary," writes Lee James.

Anyone who tells you otherwise either is being deliberately contrary or was a more socially well-adjusted person than I.

Theatre, so long accused of being in thrall to liberal dogma, is being washed with contrary waves.

However, today's religious diversity is overwhelming, and Christian sensibilities are being eclipsed by contrary philosophies.

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