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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“There was contradicting evidence,” said Samantha Syoen, the communications director for the state attorney’s office.
From New York Times ● Sep. 18, 2022
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
When Ms. Bachelet’s office clarified her comments to Mr. Xi, it did not specify that it was contradicting Xinhua, citing only “widely reported remarks.”
From New York Times ● May 27, 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
Della Porta must have realized that he was contradicting himself.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
