We found 131 examples of how to use contrary in an English sentence.
Sentences 1 to 25 of 131.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | And yet, the contrary is always true as well. | |
| 2. | "Have you finished?" "On the contrary, I have not even begun yet." | |
| 3. | You are young. I, on the contrary, am very old. | |
| 4. | I will come on Monday unless you write to the contrary. | |
| 5. | Mary is not poor. On the contrary, she is quite rich. | |
| 6. | If you do that, it will only bring about a contrary effect. | |
| 7. | It is contrary to reason. | |
| 8. | It is contrary to the morals. | |
| 9. | Everyone believes his story since there is no evidence to the contrary. | |
| 10. | That picture doesn't seem ugly to me; on the contrary, I think it's rather beautiful. | |
| 11. | We have no proof to the contrary. | |
| 12. | There is no evidence to the contrary. | |
| 13. | I have no proof to the contrary. | |
| 14. | There is evidence to the contrary. | |
| 15. | It isn't true that Jack is no good at music; on the contrary, he plays the piano well. | |
| 16. | This is quite contrary to what I want. | |
| 17. | This result means, contrary to prior expectations, that the number of variants does not affect the processing speed. | |
| 18. | "I believe you like your job." "On the contrary, I hate it." | |
| 19. | You think I have nothing to do; but on the contrary, I am very busy. | |
| 20. | I will come on Wednesday evening unless I hear from you to the contrary. | |
| 21. | "The weather forecast says it's cool today." "On the contrary, I feel hot." | |
| 22. | "Have you finished?" "On the contrary I have not even begun yet." | |
| 23. | "Have you finished it?" "On the contrary, I've just begun." | |
| 24. | "Have you finished it?" "On the contrary, I'm just starting." | |
| 25. | "I believe you like your job" "On the contrary, I hate it". |