Examples of 'oxymoron' in a sentence

Meaning of "oxymoron"

Oxymoron: A figure of speech in which two contradictory terms are combined to create a unique meaning
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  • A figure of speech in which two words or phrases with opposing meanings are used together intentionally for effect.
  • A contradiction in terms.

How to use "oxymoron" in a sentence

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Oxymoron enriches meaning and enhances emotionality.
Congressional ethics is a oxymoron if there ever was one.
An oxymoron is opposites used in the same phrase.
Financial journalism is an oxymoron if there ever was one.
You thinking way too much is an oxymoron.
An oxymoron is when two words contradict each other.
Online marketing for starters is like an oxymoron.
An oxymoron combines two contradictory terms.
I do not think you know what an oxymoron is.
An oxymoron may also be a paradox on occasion.
But that term is in some ways an oxymoron.
This oxymoron could be the cause.
But others might see that as an oxymoron.
There is an oxymoron if i ever saw one.
That for many people would be an oxymoron.

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It confronts us with the oxymoron of losing because of excess.
Politician and promise has become an oxymoron.
An oxymoron is a combination of words that have opposite meanings.
In fact those last two words are a oxymoron.
Christian pessimist is an oxymoron because pessimism is an act of unbelief.
Healthy feet in the summer is somewhat of an oxymoron.
This is the oxymoron of the matter.
The idea of same sex marriage is an oxymoron.
An oxymoron is a word or a combination of words that contradict itself.
The very phrase a spiritual known is an oxymoron.
Oxymoron involves a combination of two contradictory or conflicting words.
The two things together made up an oxymoron.
I thought that was an oxymoron in this town.
Comedians say that military justice is an oxymoron.
Oxymoron and the paradox.
A free market needing governmental regulation is an oxymoron.
Because that can be an oxymoron sometimes.
I wanted to prove that good television was not an oxymoron.
What an oxymoron that will be.
An urban forest might seem like an oxymoron.
Almost an oxymoron these days.
A flattering maternity swimsuit seems like an oxymoron.
I know this is a oxymoron but what would this be used on.
An integrated management system is therefore an oxymoron.
Oxymoron when put together.
Sustainable growth need not be an oxymoron.
The oxymoron is closely related to the paradox and to antithesis.
Let us talk about the oxymoron.
The oxymoron himself.
Some may see this as an oxymoron.
What an oxymoron breasts are.
Scientific software development is not an oxymoron.
Whether that is an oxymoron in itself.
Fast fashion and sustainability are an oxymoron.
It sounds like an oxymoron to most.

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