How to Use duality in a Sentence

duality

noun
  • They discussed the dualities of the novel's characters.
  • Like pink, cutesy toes with hearts and then spiky nails—a duality.
    Michella Oré, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Adeli, for one, has made peace with the duality.
    Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
  • Well, that’s a duality of the movie, right?
    Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 2 Dec. 2025
  • That duality takes shape in many forms, one being love songs.
    Grant Sharples, SPIN, 9 Mar. 2023
  • What struck him was its duality.
    Jp Mangalindan, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
  • But being a hip-hop hunk is still, at the core, about range, duality, and skillset.
    Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 6 Sep. 2023
  • These are the ‘dualities’ that grate at the man tasked with running the offense.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
  • To be both medicine and vice is a remarkable duality.
    Kate Bernot, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The kind of duality that can bring us together on a mass level.
    Damaly Gonzalez, NBC News, 17 May 2017
  • The concept of duality is rooted in the very essence of a hero, like a coin with two distinct faces.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 27 Oct. 2023
  • There is a duality to the traits of an HSP, with stark pros and cons.
    Alex Wagner, SPIN, 12 May 2022
  • The duality of the club tears at the man who said he was molested starting at age 6.
    Michael R. Sisak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2019
  • That duality — career and family, work and love — is what makes this city such a gift in my life right now.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 25 Sep. 2025
  • People call this dilemma, this duality of the self, the mind/body problem.
    Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 23 May 2021
  • There’s a duality to it, introspective and bold at the same time.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 3 May 2025
  • Her desire to embrace duality extends to the group as well.
    Sara Smith, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
  • That duality is not lost on Golden.
    Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Rooted in this first palette is the idea of duality, being able to wear a color that lasts from day to night.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Still, the duality of the two vehicles sold under the same marque couldn’t be more clear.
    Damon Lavrinc, WIRED, 15 June 2012
  • What was the ‘90s duality like for you, being so loved by kids and teens, and so loathed by their parents?
    Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Aug. 2022
  • The duality of all this – the anguish and the joy – is impossible to grasp.
    Andrew Joseph, For The Win, 18 June 2018
  • Um, there was a duality in who I was supposed to be coming from both sides of my family.
    Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2026
  • For Mohajan, the film’s strength lay in its duality.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Hoodies are a part of the collection, which speak to Rogers’ brand’s duality.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 23 Oct. 2024
  • But Teni is no stranger to darkness, too, and Tears of the Sun takes its name from her duality.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Another part of their appeal is the animal’s rare duality—white and black, dark and light, good and evil.
    Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Together, these places reveal the duality of the city.
    David Hochman, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • Dill pickles, then, embody a duality of being both bold and soothing.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Albright struggled with the duality of her life, the eternal struggle of the working mom.
    Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2022

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