Some examples for oxymorons could be the little giants, pretty ugly, In a sentence, you could say that she was 'a little big'.
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The term is an oxymoron, which pairs apparently contradictory terms to create a specific, often poetic meaning. Examples include deafening silence, hated affection, or mercy killing.
oxymoron, oxy= sharp in greek moron=blunt in greek oxymoron=contradiction also noun is a noun :) CK
The dictionary defines oxymoron as a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction. Examples would be; Jumbo Shrimp. Military Intelligence. There are many more examples here; http://www.oxymorons.info/
he appeared to be clearly confused after reading the instructions.
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The term is an oxymoron, which pairs apparently contradictory terms to create a specific, often poetic meaning. Examples include deafening silence, hated affection, or mercy killing.
oxymoron, oxy= sharp in greek moron=blunt in greek oxymoron=contradiction also noun is a noun :) CK
The dictionary defines oxymoron as a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction. Examples would be; Jumbo Shrimp. Military Intelligence. There are many more examples here; http://www.oxymorons.info/
he appeared to be clearly confused after reading the instructions.
give example of oxymoron using cruel to be kind
jumbo shrimp military intelligence pretty ugly awful good slightly extreme working vacation alone together original copy definite maybe civil war
George Carlin referred to "military intelligence" as an oxymoron in one of his comedy performances.
what is an oxymoron for vaguely
the best known is 'military intelligence'. but you can make up your own:- fighting for peace! caring conservatives...
One good oxymoron is jumbo shrimp. Other examples are painfully nice and business casual.