27. Wow!

This ice cream is disgustingly

delicious.
Examples of Oxymorons in 28. Be careful in the playground, run slowly.
29. Your apple pie is awfully good.
30. A small crowd gathered to watch the
Sentences concert.
31. It’s an open secret that they have been
1. This is another fine mess you have got us having an affair for the past six months.
into.
32. He has a real passive aggressive personality.
2. There is a real love hate relationship
33. You were awfully lucky to escape the car
developing between the two of them.
crash unscathed.
3. Suddenly the room filled with a deafening
34. Stop being a big baby.
silence.
35. I am sure I am growing smaller as I get
4. The comedian was seriously funny.
older.
5. You are clearly confused by the situation
36. She is my least favorite relation.
you have found yourself in.
37. The story was based on the concept of
6. Her singing was enough to raise the living
a true myth.
dead.
38. That is an example of the typically
7. Do you have the original copies that we
weird behavior she continually demonstrates.
requested?
39. He has become an extremely unpopular
8. This is a genuine imitation Rolex watch.
celebrity.
9. I really would like to try that new jumbo
40. I’m on a heavy diet until my wedding day.
shrimp restaurant.
41. I am a deeply superficial person.
10. His new girlfriend really is pretty ugly.
42. I like a smuggler. He is the only honest thief.
11. Sorry, I can’t help you out right now, I am
involved in my own minor crisis. 43. Good grief, we’re really late.
12. Give me the fifty dollars you owe me or pay 44. I can’t make any promises but it’s a definite
for dinner, it’s the same difference. possibility.
13. My trip to Bali was very much a working 45. She was terribly pleased with her Birthday
holiday. present.
14. I let out a silent scream as the cat walked 46. The army returned friendly fire as the enemy
through the door carrying a dead bird. approached.
15. You are going to have to use proofreading 47. He installed the new wireless cable in the
services, it is your only choice. television room.
16. The seventies was the era of free love. 48. He was forced to stand down from his
position as president.
17. I will ask the professor for his unbiased
opinion. 49. There will be zero tolerance in the future.
18. The constant variable is the one that does 50. I had no choice but to do what I was told.
not change.
19. The sermon lasted for an endless hour.
20. We laughed and cried through the tragic
comedy.
21. Parting is such sweet sorrow.
22. They couldn’t wait to get out alone together.
23. We’ll use plastic glasses at the picnic.
24. The student teacher explained how to
complete dissertation editing.
25. The gossip is old news.
26. The lady he eventually married is painfully
beautiful.
A paradox is a statement that may seem contradictory
but can be true (or at least make sense). This makes
them stand out and play an important role in literature
and everyday life. Beyond that, they can simply be
entertaining brain teasers.
Take the statement "Less is more." This statement
uses two opposites to contradict one another. How can
less be more? The concept is that something less
complicated is often more appreciated. Let's talk a
little bit more about this rhetorical device and enjoy a
handful of examples of paradox.

General Paradoxes
Ready to flex your mental muscles? Some of these
statements may make you pause and think. Here are
some thought-provoking paradox examples:
 Save money by spending it.
 If I know one thing, it's that I know nothing.
 This is the beginning of the end.
 Deep down, you're really shallow.
 I'm a compulsive liar.
 "Men work together whether they work
together or apart." - Robert Frost
 "What a pity that youth must be wasted on the
young." - George Bernard Shaw
 "I can resist anything but temptation." - Oscar
Wilde
A paradox can be thought-provoking but they're also
fun to consider. Here are some paradoxes with a witty
bent:
 Here are the rules: Ignore all rules.
 The second sentence is false. The first
sentence is true.
 I only message those who do not message.