oxymoron
Example Sentences
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The term may sound like an oxymoron, but the sterile parents have the potential to solve one of the most pressing problems facing salmon aquaculture, both in Norway and around the world.
From Salon
It feels a bit of an oxymoron to say that one of Spain's biggest problems at Euro 2020 has been scoring goals... when they find themselves as top scorers in the tournament.
From BBC
In 2007, one of the leading scholars of China, Susan L. Shirk, used an oxymoron in the title of her history of the country’s politics: “China: Fragile Superpower.”
From New York Times
David Ignatius, in his June 16 op-ed, “There’s no ‘back’ without a solution to inequality,” presented an oxymoron: “The best way to protect capitalism is to make sure that its fruits are shared equitably.”
From Washington Post
McCormick embodied the first half of the oxymoron this year, when he signed for and inherited the storefront lease from his daughter, Meg McCormick.
From Washington Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
