contrarily
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Alan Sparhawk, guitarist and vocalist from the Minnesota trio Low, contrarily, turned the sound and tempo down.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2011
In the House, contrarily, a committee was discussing a bill to lease Muscle Shoals to the American Cyanamid Co.
From Time Magazine Archive
![]()
He has also been described as "a loose cannon," and, contrarily, "a torpedo—point him in one direction and he goes."
From Time Magazine Archive
![]()
There are various measures of the money supply, and right now the most important two are behaving contrarily.
From Time Magazine Archive
![]()
I had contrarily become something of a devotee of them because they are tough and give good protection against thorns, ticks, insects, and poison ivy—perfect for the woods.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
![]()
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.