contradict
verb (used with object)
to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically.
was contradicting
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past progressiveof contradict.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Global Witness, a campaign group which helped Le Monde compile the report, said TotalEnergies was contradicting itself in its statements and that there should be an enquiry.
From Reuters ● Aug. 26, 2022
McLuhan was contradicting, saying that a person who can see something real that others cannot is not believed and instead shunned.
From Fox News ● May 28, 2020
It could have ended there but Lighthizer decided to jump in and although he didn’t look directly at the president, it certainly looked like he was contradicting his boss.
From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2019
She looked around, nervously, as if checking to see if anyone was contradicting her.
From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2017
They couldn’t believe that I was contradicting a teacher.
From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
