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Contrarianism is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Contrarianism in a sentence

Contrarianism meaning

A pattern of stubbornly adopting contrary, nonconforming viewpoints; the beliefs and practices of a contrarian.

Using Contrarianism

  • The main meaning on this page is: A pattern of stubbornly adopting contrary, nonconforming viewpoints; the beliefs and practices of a contrarian.

Context around Contrarianism

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 37.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

investors 1×

Sentence patterns with Contrarianism

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

on that contrarianism and free 1× sign of contrarianism investors placed 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the third statement 1×

Common sentence endings:

of the latter 1× potential value opportunity 1×

Words around Contrarianism

Just before it in the word index:

contrarian 68 contrapuntally 3 contrapuntal 19 contraptions 21 contraption 55 contrapposto 8

Just after it in the word index:

contrarians 9 contraries 2 contrarily 12 contrariwise 5 contrarotating 2 contrary 1.647

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Contrarianism

  • In this selection, "contrarianism" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 37.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, investors stand out and add context to how "contrarianism" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include on that contrarianism and free and sign of contrarianism investors placed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "contrarianism" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with contrarianism

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

However, in a sign of contrarianism, investors placed $700 million into EM fixed income last month and more than $2 billion into EM fixed income for the quarter, their collective eye on a potential value opportunity. (36 words)

The third statement could function as a statement of the faulty thesis this entire undertaking is based on: that contrarianism and free thought are one and the same, rather than the former being a sloppy facsimile of the latter. (39 words)

Longer example sentences

The third statement could function as a statement of the faulty thesis this entire undertaking is based on: that contrarianism and free thought are one and the same, rather than the former being a sloppy facsimile of the latter. (39 words)

However, in a sign of contrarianism, investors placed $700 million into EM fixed income last month and more than $2 billion into EM fixed income for the quarter, their collective eye on a potential value opportunity. (36 words)

Example sentences (2)

However, in a sign of contrarianism, investors placed $700 million into EM fixed income last month and more than $2 billion into EM fixed income for the quarter, their collective eye on a potential value opportunity.

The third statement could function as a statement of the faulty thesis this entire undertaking is based on: that contrarianism and free thought are one and the same, rather than the former being a sloppy facsimile of the latter.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "contrarianism" in a sentence?
An example: "However, in a sign of contrarianism, investors placed $700 million into EM fixed income last month and more than $2 billion into EM fixed income for the quarter, their collective eye on a potential value opportunity." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "contrarianism" from authentic English texts.
What does "contrarianism" mean?
Contrarianism means: A pattern of stubbornly adopting contrary, nonconforming viewpoints; the beliefs and practices of a contrarian.
How many example sentences with "contrarianism" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "contrarianism", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.