juxtaposition
Example Sentences
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The juxtaposition of career- and kid-related decor was an intentional choice Farr made to reflect the phase of life she was in for much of the time she occupied the home.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
The juxtaposition is jarring -- and entirely normal here.
From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026
Common throughout the show is the juxtaposition of art that holds out optimistic visions of technology’s possibilities with works that put forward more depressing perspectives about the harms it can entail.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
"Obviously, if you're saying really funny things, but trying to have a serious conversation, that can be quite a difficult juxtaposition," she says.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
Zero dwells at the juxtaposition of quantum mechanics and relativity; zero lives where the two theories meet, and zero causes the two theories to clash.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Vocabulary lists containing juxtaposition
Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 1
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Reading: Literature - Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Middle School
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