ANTITHESIS in a Sentence
Learn ANTITHESIS from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
Example sentences for ANTITHESIS, such as:
1. Slavery is the antithesis of freedom.
2. For myself, I am your complete antithesis.
3. The Corsican became the antithesis of the Bearnese.
4. This tyranny was the antithesis of all that he had hoped for, and he fought it with all his strength.
2. For myself, I am your complete antithesis.
3. The Corsican became the antithesis of the Bearnese.
4. This tyranny was the antithesis of all that he had hoped for, and he fought it with all his strength.
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Meanings and Examples of ANTITHESIS
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antithesis
n. exact opposite
n. the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance
Classic Sentence:
1 The Corsican became the antithesis of the Bearnese.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XVIII—A RECRUDESCENCE OF DIVINE RIGHT
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XVIII—A RECRUDESCENCE OF DIVINE RIGHT
2 They generally succeed the bad ones, as day follows night, by virtue of that law of succession and of contrast which lies at the very foundation of nature, and which superficial minds call antithesis.
3 de Saint-Meran's; and he arranged mentally, while Dantes awaited further questions, the antithesis by which orators often create a reputation for eloquence.
4 For myself, I am your complete antithesis.
Example Sentence:
1 Slavery is the antithesis of freedom.
2 She is slim and shy - the very antithesis of her sister.
3 This tyranny was the antithesis of all that he had hoped for, and he fought it with all his strength.