How to Use contradict in a Sentence

contradict

verb

• He contradicted the charges of his critics.
• The mayor's actions in office contradicted the promises he made during the campaign.
• My sister doesn't like being contradicted.
• The statement notes that the company believes the stories told, but seems to contradict itself.
  — The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2021
• But other fables depict animals in ways that contradict science.
  — Amy Brady, Scientific American, 18 Oct. 2021
• And evolving science can contradict earlier guidance, as was the case with mask wearing earlier in the crisis.
  — Stephen Collinson, CNN, 23 Oct. 2021
• The alleged actions of the accused unquestionably contradict our values and our mission.
  — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2021
• But rulings in other states contradict Colorado’s conclusion—and one case demonstrates that police may choose to seize cannabis years after legalization.
  — Chris Roberts, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2021
• At times, Mark Zuckerberg’s public remarks contradict, downplay or fail to disclose the company’s own findings about the safety of its products.
  — Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2021
• The royals have, on many occasions, come under scrutiny for their use of private aircrafts and lavish lifestyles — which critics say contradict their public appeals to look after the planet.
  — Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2021
• Employees were asked to explain how getting vaccinated would contradict their spiritual beliefs.
  — Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2021
• Mnuchin, though, did appear to contradict Trump in terms of the scope of the ZTE talks.
  — Damian Paletta and David J. Lynch, chicagotribune.com, 22 May 2018
• As a result, some of the events in the second book contradict the events in the first. .
  — Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2021
• But then so are the other people (in the play) who contradict him.
  — Andrew O’Hagan, The New York Review of Books, 13 Apr. 2021
• By the time the credits roll, the movie has contradicted itself in the profoundest of ways.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2023
• That opinion has not in the last two years been contradicted by any court.
  — Tom Loftus, The Courier-Journal, 22 Mar. 2018
• But there are a few points that contradict the picture.
  — Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 23 Oct. 2020
• Claims like these don’t contradict your account or put your sister in the right.
  — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2023
• Over the years, the government of Brazil has seemed to contradict itself on such questions.
  — Monte Reel, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2022
• But as Newport points out, Jobs’s own career contradicts the advice in the speech.
  — Scott Galloway, TIME, 15 July 2024
• As is often the case in these disputes, even the complaints seem to contradict each other.
  — Nestor Ramos, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2018
• Coach Kennedy’s own words contradict the idea that his act was private.
  — Linda K. Wertheimer, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2022
• Blake Pieroni is among Hoosiers trying to contradict that.
  — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 15 May 2021
• Their bottom halves contradict their posh outfits — a sweater vest for Camila and a three-piece suit on the top for Matthew.
  — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
• Court records in the document case contradict his claims.
  — Ryan King, Washington Examiner, 18 Jan. 2023
• That claim is contradicted by the video of his talk with detectives.
  — David Ovalle, miamiherald, 5 June 2018
• Now Humm was confronted with a set of goals that seem to contradict each other.
  — WSJ, 3 May 2021
• Salem hosts are not free to voice opinions that contradict the network’s pro-Trump stance.
  — Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, 18 Nov. 2019
• Each new data point attributed to a target population contradicts the last one.
  — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
• Some studies say yes, EDC exposure is a significant risk factor for poorer health outcomes, while other reports contradict that.
  — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 8 Dec 2024