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Example sentences for "contradicted"

Lexicographically close words:
contracts; contractual; contracture; contractures; contradict; contradicting; contradiction; contradictions; contradictious; contradictories
  1. Moreover, the commentaries of his masters often contradicted one another, coming as they did from scholars who did not shrink from discussion.

  2. In commenting on Ezekiel I made a mistake in the explanation of this passage, and as, at the end of the chapter, I gave the true sense, I contradicted myself.

  3. This opinion is contradicted by the sâstras.

  4. So far the Sûtras have shown that there is no inferential mark to prove what is contradicted by reasoning, viz.

  5. For that a soul whose essential nature is knowledge and bliss should in any way be changed into something else, as a lump of clay is made into a pot, is an assumption contradicted by all scripture, sacred tradition, and reasoning.

  6. The Sûtrakâra at first turns against those who maintain that the Vedanta- texts do not establish the view indicated above, on the ground of that view being contradicted by the Smriti of Kapila, i.

  7. Matthew simply says that no evidence sufficient for the purpose was forthcoming; Mark adds that the weak point, was that the lies contradicted each other.

  8. Their profession was contradicted by their practice, “Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and yet come and stand in my house?

  9. The ghostly brother, through his good life, was exceedingly liked by the monks of the monastery; and his fleshly brother with perverseness greatly contradicted {535} the usages of his life.

  10. She clung to her, and writhed in her arms; but she spoke little, and one broken sentence contradicted the other.

  11. All manner of thoughts and surmises thronged upon Zoe Vizard; but each way of accounting for the mystery contradicted some plain fact or other; so she was driven at last to a woman's remedy.

  12. Each man who favored me with an opinion on the Manchac question contradicted his neighbor; which was only a renewal of old experiences, for I always found LOCAL knowledge of geography and distances of little value.

  13. Another voice contradicted this statement, exclaiming, "Why, the bayou is dried up for a distance of at least eight miles from its head.

  14. It is one of the cases in which no degree of liberality can enable us to receive the testimony of Buonaparte, contradicted at once by circumstances, and by the positive testimony of Gantheaume.

  15. We won't be able to," contradicted Red, "for things are peculiar.

  16. Prince, flushing, and with a strained playfulness contradicted by the eager light in his eyes.

  17. So she had eaten, only a little, she said; but the box contradicted her, and the poor child kept her bed.

  18. It has already been mentioned that the Kaiser did not like to be contradicted in the presence of others, because he considered it derogatory to his sovereign position.

  19. If he were to hold out any hope that Germany, in compliance with the terms of some such agreement would be willing to cancel or to modify her naval programme, he would be contradicted at once.

  20. Words were no use when they contradicted action.

  21. It must be confessed, however, that if contradicted he increased considerably the ironical decision of his sentiments.

  22. She was already reproaching herself keenly for having contradicted and argued with him.

  23. It cut me up at the time to hurt her, and the recollection of having contradicted and pained so sweet and gentle a creature is very much as if I had dealt a lamb a blow or wrung a pigeon's neck--on principle.

  24. Charlie told you no such thing," Mr. Prohack contradicted her.

  25. No, it isn't," he flatly contradicted her, and opened the case so newly purchased.

  26. Can these truths be contradicted or denied there?

  27. But the witnesses contradicted one another to such a degree that Caiphas and his adherents found, to their very great annoyance and anger, that not one accusation could be really proved.

  28. It's more like the beginning of everything for you," contradicted Gay.

  29. She didn't want to consent, simply because he had taken it for granted that she would, so she laughingly contradicted him.

  30. He was afraid to talk about art, lest he should be contradicted by Trefusis, who, he already felt, cared less and perhaps knew more about it than he.

  31. The future husband to be contradicted may be Sidney Trefusis.

  32. I am not German," she contradicted proudly.

  33. No," she contradicted presently, "that isn't all.


  34. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "contradicted" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.