How to pronounce oxymoron

Listen to oxymoron in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.

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“oxymoron” in real sentences

111 clips in the index · 10 American · 12 British · 1 Australian · 1 New Zealand. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. use in poetry like oxymoron

    The Royal Institution · hear it here

  2. It seems like an oxymoron.

    Big Think · hear it here

  3. It's obviously an oxymoron.

    NIH · hear it here

  4. As this origin suggests, oxymoron is itself an oxymoron; it is a rhetorical term that describes

    OSU School of Writing, Literature and Film · hear it here

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