oxymoron
Example Sentences
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Ranting about the decline of comedy specials while releasing a new one at the same time feels a bit like an oxymoron.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
He was, if we may use an oxymoron, a libertarian builder.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
That sounds like an oxymoron: We don’t tend to expect illness or old age to create a problem in our life when we are young, but preparing for such eventualities is important.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025
Job security is basically an oxymoron in the world of professional coaching, and the turnover rate right now in the NHL is wild.
From Seattle Times • May 13, 2024
Somehow Paris has transformed Black Lightning and me into that oxymoron Sahara and I were talking about—a combination of contradictions that take on a new meaning together.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
