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au contraire

adjective as in on the contrary

adverb as in on the contrary

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Example Sentences

To conservatives who will say below that Obama didn't offer anything, au contraire, he certainly did.

Though it feels oh-so au contraire, embody the mantra: nothing is personal.

Moguls & Movie Stars, au contraire, tends to take people at their face value.

Au contraire—it was a TOP SECRET/CODEWORD document of sizzling import.

Oh, my dear Mrs. Kemble, you must know how wrong all that is—tout au contraire, in fact.

Poirot, au contraire, was morose the whole evening, and awoke next morning exactly the same as usual.

The Doctor was always "au contraire" no matter what was said and who said it.

But, au contraire, the shadow of the room beyond had invitation now.

"Au contraire, I feel as if I could never eat again," he said, desperately.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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