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Six example sentences with contrary, each labelled with its topic.
Aristotle paired each virtue with its contrary, so courage stood opposite cowardice in every table the students copied.
Philosophy
The minister claimed broad public support, but every poll released that week said the contrary in plain numbers.
Politics
Everyone expected the heavier ball to land first; the experiment showed the contrary, and both struck the sand together.
Science
The contract is presumed valid unless a party offers evidence to the contrary, and no such evidence was presented.
Law
Most models predicted that prices would fall, but the data pointed to the contrary and rents kept climbing.
Economics
The narrator insists he is calm, and every line he writes suggests the contrary to the attentive reader.
Literature
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