contradict

Example Sentences

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This would appear to contradict directly the statements made during a cabinet meeting held Thursday in which Bessent said “the U.S. oil market is well-supplied.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Not to contradict the title of your special, but I screened “None Too Pleased,” and it’s super pleasing and so funny.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

But internal DHS records reviewed by ProPublica contradict Noem’s Senate testimony.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026

Owens is maximalist in her approach, tossing out anything that to her seems funky or confusing or too coincidental, even when they lead to theories that contradict one another.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026

But for now, if she feels like she has to keep the deception going, I am hardly in a position to contradict her.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black