Write a sentence using the word paradox in the comments. Practicing new words in sentences will help you remember them, and it allows me to see if your usage and understanding of the word is correct. If you are not sure, guess! Guessing about how to use new vocabulary also helps make it stick. I will provide correction and feedback for your sentence.
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paradox /ˈpær əˌdɒks/
noun
- a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
- a self-contradictory and false proposition.
- any person, thing, or situation exhibiting an apparently contradictory nature.
- an opinion or statement contrary to commonly accepted opinion.
Origin of paradox
Latin, Greek 1350-1360
Source: Dictionary.com
It may sound like a paradox but students who study less are often more successful than those who spend hours at their desks.
In fact I don’t like children but to teach English for children is an interesting paradox .
Good sentence Katrin.
Nia, your understanding of the word “paradox” is correct, but your grammar doesn’t make sense. Please try writing this sentence again, and say it a different way.
He has paradox opinion therefore people cannot accept his opinion.
Azim, you understand the meaning of this word, but your sentence is not correct. You could say, “His opinion is a paradox, therefore people cannot accept his opinion.”