How to Use contrary in a Sentence

contrary

1 of 2 noun

• On the contrary, most of us love their sweet yet grassy flavor.
  — Susan Russo, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 May 2017
• To the contrary, people will pay more to wear what works for them.
  — Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2021
• On the contrary, Harold was still strong in the muscle of joy.
  — Nicole Krauss, Harper's Magazine, 24 Nov. 2020
• On the contrary, people stopped to listen, or gave him a thumbs up.
  — Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 May 2020
• On the contrary — you'll be remembered as a man who stood by change.
  — Sydni Ellis, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2022
• Even his own campaign’s polling data to the contrary could not sway him.
  — New York Times, 31 Dec. 2020
• To the contrary, the two were teammates for two seasons and part of a third.
  — Gary Peterson, The Mercury News, 9 July 2019
• On the contrary, the team set scoring records from their opening match.
  — Liz Clarke, The Denver Post, 15 Aug. 2019
• This does not mean staying silent — on the contrary, be sincere.
  — Loubna Noureddin, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2021
• On the contrary, the loss marked the low point of the 49ers’ season.
  — Michael Lerseth, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Sep. 2021
• On the contrary, the whole point is that business on its own can make the world a better place.
  — Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2020
• And no evidence to the contrary is going to change your mind.
  — Brian Straus, SI.com, 30 June 2018
• Mike Brown might be right, even as the evidence mounts to the contrary.
  — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 2 Sep. 2017
• Despite the cliché to the contrary, there are plenty of bad questions.
  — Marcello Fiocco, The Conversation, 2 Nov. 2020
• But, Stover wrote, a search of her phone found evidence to the contrary.
  — Monivette Cordeiro, orlandosentinel.com, 1 Apr. 2022
• White silence has not rendered white kids color-blind—to the contrary.
  — Kate Julian, The Atlantic, 23 June 2020
• The school's own report proved it (despite them saying to the contrary).
  — Mike Freeman, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2021
• No, that's not true, despite some media headlines to the contrary.
  — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2021
• On the contrary, your day to day is full of moments that empower you as a woman.
  — Leila Cobo, Billboard, 7 May 2022
• On the contrary, for the first time in well over a decade, Brazil looked like a vibrant modern side.
  — Jonathan Wilson, SI.com, 7 July 2018
• The authors do not cite anywhere where Atlas made claims to the contrary.
  — Joel M. Zinberg, National Review, 16 Sep. 2020
• On the contrary, each group can teach the other a lesson that can improve all of our well-being.
  — Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 20 May 2021
• On the contrary, the tide lately has been in the other direction.
  — Caleb Crain, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2019
• And all appearances to the contrary, there is a kind of modesty to him, a part that is very simple.
  — Kennedy Fraser, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2019
• On the contrary, by the looks of this teaser, everything is hunky f---ing dory, and then some.
  — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 21 July 2022
• The narrator is not at peace with his past or with the nation’s—to the contrary, wrestling with both energizes him.
  — Annie Abrams, The New Republic, 30 Mar. 2022
• On the contrary, the music was the best critique of the barbarism that surrounded it.
  — Adam Kirsch, The New York Review of Books, 10 Feb. 2022
• On the contrary, the house was an event score in its own right, to be performed by the people inhabiting it.
  — Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 31 July 2022
• To the contrary, the entire court agreed that Congress has the power to renege on treaties.
  — WSJ, 25 Apr. 2022
• On the contrary, Biden refused to send Ukraine more than nominal aid.
  — Robert Zubrin, National Review, 23 July 2022

contrary

2 of 2 adjective

• The boat sailed against a contrary wind.
• We had contrary opinions on the issue.
• Without contrary evidence, the jury will find her guilty.
• Contrary weather impeded the rescue efforts.
• Still, this is a contrary call.
  — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 May 2026
• But there’s no shortage of people that take a contrary view.
  — Brent Lang, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026
• Vendor wars to the contrary, tamales were not solely street food.
  — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 7 June 2021
• But those facts have not stopped contrary claims from spreading both on and offline.
  — Emma Frances Bloomfield, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2020
• Do your own research and your own thinking, and don’t be afraid to have a contrary view.
  — Dallas News, 28 Mar. 2021
• Contrary to myth, talking about suicide cannot plant the idea in someone’s head.
  — Linda Blackwell Simmons, star-telegram, 23 Aug. 2017
• Your best friend or business partner might refuse to do your bidding, just to be contrary.
  — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 16 Aug. 2020
• Allow contrary viewpoints to be heard.
  — Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025
• On the contrary, much of this is domestic and almost all of this is legal.
  — Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein, The New Republic, 22 June 2021
• There is simply no contrary view of the war to be seen or heard in Russia's mass media.
  — Jill Dougherty, CNN, 3 Apr. 2022
• Some will feel comfortable stating contrary opinions in front of the rest of the team; some won’t.
  — Ellen Whitlock Baker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
• That was the biggest decision, because that was the most contrary.
  — Devan Coggan, EW.com, 22 Apr. 2022
• False and misleading narratives to the contrary need to stop.
  — Dakin Andone, CNN, 14 Jan. 2021
• Lincoln did this to foster debate and weigh contrary opinions.
  — Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
• Each makes its contrary unreal, even absurd.
  — Roy Scranton august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
• While redheads have less melanin in their skin, contrary to popular belief, not all of them have freckles.
  — Lauren Valenti, Marie Claire, 31 Mar. 2017
• Nor does the tape show, contrary to many press reports, that the safety of any cast member was ever in jeopardy.
  — Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, 27 June 2017
• Meanwhile, news from the labor market offers a weak contrary signal at most.
  — Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2022
• Musk’s claims to the contrary point to an increasingly unstable house of cards.
  — David Trainer, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022
• On the contrary, long nails are trending this winter; a look rarely achieved without enhancement.
  — Taylore Glynn, Marie Claire, 10 Dec. 2020
• Any contrary assertion is provably false.
  — Mikai Bruce, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
• It was driven by a very contrary woman, and Mike Tyson was in the passenger seat.
  — Pat Myers, Washington Post, 14 July 2022
• But there are more than a few areas in which the two men, using the same approaches, reached contrary conclusions.
  — Adam Liptak, New York Times, 15 June 2023
• Logan, the manager, was eager to engage with anyone who had a contrary view.
  — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2021
• Almost every teen wants to trust adults and tell them the truth; assume that of your stepson, even in the face of contrary evidence.
  — Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 10 May 2023
• Thomas was unconvinced and said the court would not be so accepting of a contrary assertion by a college.
  — Tyler Olson, Fox News, 31 Oct. 2022