juxtapose

Example Sentences

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The effect of the metanarrative is to juxtapose Byron’s violent passions with the careful, repressed behavior of one who hoped to capture him in literature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

What are the stories in their lives that you can juxtapose?

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2024

I'd say, "Just put this rough stuff out and juxtapose it to some interesting images that you shoot on your cell phone."

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2024

To tame that wild child into a work of art, juxtapose it against a formal element, he advised.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024

The entries would juxtapose the mundane thrill and confusion of being a young girl with the terror of living with Danny.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel