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
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 the documents appear to contradict Lyons’ testimony.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
“If there is evidence in the files that the DOJ has reviewed, obviously that evidence would contradict her wrong testimony, which would be proof of perjury.”
From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026
Luxa glared at the old man but didn’t contradict him.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
Vocabulary lists containing contradict
The Language of Standardized Tests, List 1
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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