How to Use contrary to in a Sentence

contrary to

preposition

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• If the toe box is too narrow, a wide size isn’t necessarily the answer—contrary to popular belief, wide sizes refer to the width in the middle of the shoe where the laces are, rather than the toe box.
  — Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 12 Sep. 2023
• Chiang said that the landlord, contrary to the village’s stance, has been attempting to make payment arrangements.
  — Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2022
• The place is tiny and hot, for one thing (not a dry heat, either, contrary to popular belief)—a little thumb jutting off the Arabian Peninsula.
  — Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2022
• Advertisement The study found that contrary to proponents’ claims, crime-free housing did not lower crime rates.
  — Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2023
• By this account, contrary to press reports, Musk said nothing about cutting costs or firing people.
  — Anne Sraders, Fortune, 30 Apr. 2022
• And contrary to what many might assume, Monday’s Labor Day holiday might’ve helped the Tigers set the foundation for their abnormal week ahead.
  — Ainslie Lee | [e-mail], al, 4 Sep. 2023
• But, contrary to what Bloomberg seemed to suggest, Bloom and Finan said the triple-digit growth in golf during work hours hasn’t directly led to a drop in productivity.
  — Byjane Thier, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024