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How do you use Contraire in a sentence? See 2 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Contraire in a sentence

Contraire meaning

Obsolete form of contrary.

Using Contraire

  • The main meaning on this page is: Obsolete form of contrary.
  • In the example corpus, contraire often appears in combinations such as: au contraire.

Context around Contraire

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

amendment 1×

Sentence patterns with Contraire

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

au contraire after the 1× au contraire amendment broadly 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

au contraire after 1× au contraire amendment 1×

Common sentence endings:

altering basic principles 1× terrorism in europe 1×

Words around Contraire

Just before it in the word index:

contraints 3 contraindications 13 contraindication 4 contraindicated 18 contrails 24 contrail 8

Just after it in the word index:

contralateral 6 contralto 12 contraposition 3 contrapositive 5 contrapposto 8 contraption 55

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Contraire

  • In this selection, "contraire" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, amendment stand out and add context to how "contraire" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include au contraire after the and au contraire amendment broadly. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "contraire" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with contraire

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Au contraire, amendment broadly refers to a change that adds, reduces, or deletes words without altering basic principles. (18 words)

Au contraire, after the spate of recent attacks, security experts and policymakers worry that this could be the beginning of a new wave of Islamist terrorism in Europe. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

Au contraire, after the spate of recent attacks, security experts and policymakers worry that this could be the beginning of a new wave of Islamist terrorism in Europe. (28 words)

Au contraire, amendment broadly refers to a change that adds, reduces, or deletes words without altering basic principles. (18 words)

Example sentences (2)

Au contraire, amendment broadly refers to a change that adds, reduces, or deletes words without altering basic principles.

Au contraire, after the spate of recent attacks, security experts and policymakers worry that this could be the beginning of a new wave of Islamist terrorism in Europe.

Common combinations with contraire

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • au contraire 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "contraire" in a sentence?
An example: "Au contraire, amendment broadly refers to a change that adds, reduces, or deletes words without altering basic principles." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "contraire" from authentic English texts.
What does "contraire" mean?
Contraire means: Obsolete form of contrary.
How many example sentences with "contraire" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "contraire", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.