How to Use paradox in a Sentence

paradox

noun

• It is a paradox that computers need maintenance so often, since they are meant to save people time.
• As an actor, he's a paradox—he loves being in the public eye but also deeply values and protects his privacy.
• The paradox has reached its height in the weeks since the election.
  — Rich Lowry, National Review, 11 Dec. 2020
• The query is known around the world as the Fermi paradox.
  — Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, 22 June 2018
• The paradox is that the head of D.H.S. can rarely please anybody.
  — Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2024
• Here are three of the strangest paradoxes in the field.
  — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2024
• The health and quality of life paradox is the fourth trend.
  — Frank Van Gansbeke, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021
• Inside, are the steps to take should the paradox occur.
  — Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 22 June 2022
• The wrong response to this paradox would be to step away from progress.
  — Frank Lavin, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2021
• Ravenna, a jewel in the midst of a marsh, was a place of paradox.
  — Anthony Kaldellis, WSJ, 11 Dec. 2020
• Experts say that paradox seems to lie at the heart of jhana.
  — By Naina Bajekal / Applegate, Calif., TIME, 7 Aug. 2024
• Twist, Push, and Pull This paradox of choice isn’t new.
  — Bengt Halvorson, Car and Driver, 22 Mar. 2018
• This paradox makes both the film and the book more textured, knotted.
  — Joan Acocella, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2021
• To love someone and then to kill them is a big paradox.
  — Stacey Wilson Hunt, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 June 2024
• The paradox is at the center of the conflict in Wareham.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 5 May 2022
• All of which means the benzene ring is something of a paradox.
  — Rebecca Altman, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2017
• The paradox lies in that premise, though, Prescott and his brothers explained.
  — Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 27 Aug. 2019
• This is both a frustration and a paradox to people who try to get them to the polls.
  — Jeremy W. Peters and Yamiche Alcindor, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2016
• Sticking with onions, a quick flip through the books on my desk revealed the prevalence of the paradox.
  — Yotam Ottolenghi, New York Times, 22 May 2024
• While that might seem like a paradox — how can a cleanser not contain soap?
  — Ella Cerón, Teen Vogue, 13 Nov. 2018
• Fox, who turns 62 next month, is living a life of supreme paradox.
  — Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2023
• Which, of course, is a paradox — perhaps the paradox of movies and, indeed, of all art.
  — Ty Burr, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
• This paradox is discussed in many books but solved in very few.
  — Ronald C. Lasky, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2014
• This is the cruel paradox of a live-streaming nightlife.
  — Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2020
• Well, the country had been born with a promise, a paradox, and a problem.
  — Valerie Strauss, Washington Post, 1 May 2017
• Bochy, named the Rangers’ 20th full-time manager a month ago, is a paradox.
  — Joe McCarthy, Dallas News, 21 Nov. 2022
• The paradox is that stocks, while risky, are the essential building blocks of wealth.
  — Larry Light, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2021
• Aries March 21 – April 19 Being busy and having fun at the same time isn’t a paradox.
  — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2024
• Where wellness culture meets tech guy politics is full of its own paradoxes.
  — Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 26 Sep. 2024
• This paradox neatly captures the challenge facing boards and HR departments.
  — Beth Kowitt, The Mercury News, 9 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024