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 • Dec. 2, 2024

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 • Apr. 30, 2020

Mr. Höller, Belgium-born and based in Sweden and Ghana, plumbs the antipodal reaches of human experience, and the conflicting feelings that come with it.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2017

He flew to Australia to search stream beds for Blakemore’s antipodal counterparts.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 23, 2016

“Good on ya, mates,” I exclaimed, borrowing a phrase from the antipodal contingent, impressed that my cohorts had sucked it up and resolved to push on.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer