oxymoron

“It’s not an oxymoron, though it sounds like one,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

However, over the decades, you learn work/life balance is an oxymoron and characteristics such as integrity and loyalty are often valued but rarely useful on a spreadsheet.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

“Foreseeable future” is an oxymoron right up there with “jumbo shrimp.”

From Barron's ● May 1, 2026

You can, even if it sounds like an oxymoron, travel alone without being a solo traveler.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 17, 2026

The phrase “a little genetic test” strikes me as an oxymoron.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

“People think ‘disabled’ and ‘hiker’ are oxymorons, like you can’t be disabled and go hiking, and that’s just not true at all,” Nagakyrie said.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2023

The story deals in oxymorons – bitter desire, weak power – and jolts to a conclusion that is harsh, cool, indelible.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 2, 2019

What it creates are these sports oxymorons, all in the hope of gaining fame by virtue of having none.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2018

For me, this was a kind of liberation — because having “help” translates to being “helpless,” one of those neat oxymorons.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2017

So there we were, all of us laughing because we’d knocked out four oxymorons smack in a row—and that’s when we first saw the red kayak.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings