antipodal

Example Sentences

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In the book Baum merely set her wickedness as antipodal to Dorothy Gale’s pluck and goodness.

From Salon

Revisit the seminal 2008 Zadie Smith essay that helped put McCarthy’s novel on the map, and try to think of ways you too can use “antipodal” casually in a sentence?

From New York Times

Later, Martinez will fill in the more troubling aspects of the character, but at this point even Troy finds him impressive and approachable enough, despite their antipodal politics, to accept his invitation to a rally.

From New York Times

But in this revival, you could home in even closer to just its two sisters, antipodal soprano roles sung by Nina Stemme and Lise Davidsen with floodlight luminosity and painfully human sensitivity.

From New York Times

Measuring roughly 18 inches by 24 inches, the printed map encapsulates an antipodal, 103,483-square-mile country that required 20 hours of air travel for me to get there.

From Washington Post