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

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

Della Porta must have realized that he was contradicting himself.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton