contradict
Example Sentences
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This would appear to contradict directly the statements made during a cabinet meeting held Thursday in which Bessent said “the U.S. oil market is well-supplied.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026
Just last week, body-camera footage of a Border Patrol agent involved in the shooting of Marimar Martinez in Chicago was released, and it appeared to contradict DHS’s version of the incident.
From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026
But internal Meta documents introduced about an hour later seemed to contradict both those claims.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
Those videos appear to contradict the claims by Bovino and other officials, including DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, that Pretti had come to attack agents.
From Salon • Feb. 2, 2026
“That’s true,” said the Humbug, who didn’t like to contradict anyone whose feet were that far off the ground.
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
Vocabulary lists containing contradict
The Language of Standardized Tests, List 1
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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