oxymoron
Example Sentences
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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
Has the term “Dodgers organization” become an oxymoron?
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2024
Until now, such a concept would have been an oxymoron, a historical phenomenon without precedent.
From Salon • May 22, 2024
I thought that was maybe what my English teacher would call an oxymoron, because you cannot truly have freedom if someone is chasing you.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
