contradistinction

Example Sentences

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And that is what they are—in contradistinction to a monarch’s glorious orange and black.

From Economist

In contradistinction to the endearing at-home photos of their kids, McGraw and Hill featured, in video, images that looked like outtakes from a perfume ad.

From Washington Post

Greenblatt writes that the Genesis narratives of the Creation and Flood were written in contradistinction to the Babylonian narratives they resemble, to assert and preserve Hebrew religious culture.

From New York Times

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, in contradistinction, was a flawed candidate laden by scandal that wouldn’t go away.

From Washington Post

This is in contradistinction to the behaviour of most male spiders, who usually attempt at least some sort of a getaway, even if it is futile.

From Economist