How to Use contrary to in a Sentence

contrary to

preposition
  • While this seems contrary to what the package would indicate, McEwen makes a compelling argument.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2024
  • All three said that, contrary to the Daily Mail report, the woman did not work as a nanny for the Emhoff children.
    Nancy Cordes, CBS News, 3 Aug. 2024
  • Already, the ruthenium data show that the Chicxulub impactor was probably not a comet, contrary to previous suggestions.
    Byadam Mann, science.org, 15 Aug. 2024
  • And to say that is contrary to decades of legal statute.
    Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2023
  • And to say that is contrary to decades of legal statutes.
    Nbc Universal, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2023
  • This allowed the train to move while the doors were open, contrary to the train’s fail-safe design.
    Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2023
  • But contrary to the eatery’s name in English, there are no burgers here.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Also, contrary to what folks might think, the ring doesn’t make combat trivial.
    Ash Parrish, The Verge, 26 June 2023
  • But the Patriots, contrary to my recollections, have done a nice job on him in the past.
    Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Sep. 2022
  • And, in fact, contrary to what many people believe, the money doesn’t come from taxes paid by the public.
    Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2023
  • Actions done otherwise, and not as a result of operational needs, are contrary to the army’s orders and the IDF’s values ​​and are examined.
    Ami Kaufman, CNN, 1 Aug. 2024
  • His timing to say goodbye, contrary to his trademark play on the ice, never was going to be right.
    Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
  • Stops there have soared in recent years, contrary to the pattern nationwide.
    Emily Badger, New York Times, 29 July 2024
  • Their actions are contrary to the law and demonstrate that there are two classes of people in this state where some lives matter and some lives do not.
    Bradford Betz, Fox News, 16 May 2024
  • Namely, contrary to a flurry of excited tweets and headlines, Elon Musk is not to blame.
    Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 18 Aug. 2023
  • And contrary to popular belief, a good sneaker can be chic too!
    Maia Torres, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Harris's comments make clear her intent was to honor the senator, contrary to the post's claim.
    Gabrielle Settles, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
  • And that's contrary to everything that working class people stand for.
    CBS News, 28 Jan. 2024
  • This could suggest that contrary to the January effect’s claims, our investors aren’t chasing the short term.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Although, contrary to popular belief this isn’t the first time a makeup brand has tried to reinvent the mascara wand.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 1 July 2024
  • The bill would also prohibit schools from adopting a policy for bathrooms contrary to the one outlined in the bill.
    Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Horne said, contrary to the police statement, the altercation took place outside the restaurant.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 31 Mar. 2023
  • How to Use a Honing Steel Many knife block sets will come with a honing steel, and contrary to a popular belief, the honing steel is not a knife sharpener.
    Marissa Wu, Southern Living, 26 June 2023
  • Allowing a McDonald’s drive-thru runs contrary to this plan.
    Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2023
  • This new tax is contrary to private property rights and good tax policy.
    Pierluigi Oliverio, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The news organizations balked, deciding the charge was inflated and contrary to the spirit of the state’s public records law.
    Dave Boucher and Ron French, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2023
  • But contrary to some expectations, the guild is not proposing an outright ban on the use of AI technology.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 Mar. 2023
  • So does the knowledge that some clergy recognized slaveholding as contrary to the Church’s mission.
    Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 27 June 2023
  • And that’s really contrary to open source principles and values, right?
    IEEE Spectrum, 15 Nov. 2023
  • But to be clear, what the Biden administration is doing is flat-out contrary to federal law.
    Fox News Staff, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2023

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