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

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

And thus we see the basic impulse to keep etiquette alive and well in an arena designed to be antipodal to the formal, hierarchical experience of art.

From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 2015

“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