How to Use to the contrary in a Sentence

to the contrary

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• But despite all the hype to the contrary, there are still ways to deduct your legal fees.
  — Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
• In the aftermath, despite promises to the contrary, a crackdown on protesters across the country has begun.
  — Yamini Aiyar, Time, 29 July 2026
• But in June of last year, a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled to the contrary.
  — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
• In short, while Kennedy claims the situation is under control, there’s plenty of evidence to the contrary.
  — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 23 July 2026
• And there is a shocking dearth of evidence to the contrary, given how ardently Peters and her supporters have clung to this narrative for the past six years.
  — The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 7 July 2026
• However, detectives would slowly build overwhelming evidence to the contrary, the warrant reads.
  — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
• Even the appearance of corruption, absent a compelling explanation to the contrary is ultimately an obstacle to that aim.
  — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
• Despite Han Solo's protestations to the contrary, travelling faster than light on screen is usually just as straightforward as dusting crops.
  — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 1 Aug. 2026
• Despite senior executives’ protests to the contrary, many M&A scenarios will likely be motivated by the new setup.
  — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 June 2026
• Some may continue using the drug, delay or forgo treatments proven to be effective, or remain convinced that the drug is helpful despite accumulating evidence to the contrary.
  — Dannell D. Boatman, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
• Heading into the 2024 election, Hanania maintained that Trump would be constrained by the people around him, despite the abundant evidence to the contrary.
  — Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026
• Nathaniel Taylor played Lamont's buddy Rollo, an ex-con Fred regularly believed was still a criminal despite his claims to the contrary.
  — Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026
• Despite mathematical models to the contrary, in practice, no controller is less incentivized for success merely because their economic ownership fell from 51% to 45%.
  — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 July 2026