au contraire
Example Sentences
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“Using less water didn’t affect the harvest, au contraire, it actually improved the grapes’ quality.
From Forbes • Oct. 2, 2014
If you’re the kind of consumer who likes to know where your food comes from, this might sound like a pretty good idea, but au contraire: This law is as flawed as they come.
From Slate • Jul. 24, 2014
However, don't slump into a slough of despond – au contraire, simply learn to interpret facts; fashion them, if you like, to your advantage.
From The Guardian • Dec. 31, 2010
Humans have no fear of Twinkies and cheeseburgers - au contraire - although these foods have become more dangerous to our health than anything that skitters, flits or crawls.
From Washington Post • Oct. 25, 2010
Mais ainsi que je l'ai dit en commençant à votre Majesté je n'ai communiqué ma première impression qu'au Duc de Cambridge, et autour de moi au contraire j'ai dit qu'il fallait continuer la guerre.
From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 3, 1854-1861 by Benson, Arthur Christopher
