contradictory

Example Sentences

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"A lot of the studies on this explosion provide different, and sometimes contradictory, explanations. It's still early in our understanding of what really happened."

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

Sondheim’s were instead tamed by his art, Okrent suggests, which shaped his “textured, contradictory, troubling, and gratifying life.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

The suit filed Monday in a California federal court alleges that Joby’s actions undermine national security and run contradictory to its branding as an “American-made” air-taxi manufacturer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

During the court case, the judge criticised the council for providing "completely contradictory views" on Marsh.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

When he looks at the Mona Lisa, he sees the same contradictory mix, and it intimidates him.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day