JUXTAPOSE in a Sentence

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For JUXTAPOSE, below is one of 5 sentences:
Thus it happened that in Eustacia's brain were juxtaposed the strangest assortment of ideas, from old time and from new.

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 Meanings and Examples of JUXTAPOSE
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juxtapose
 v.  place side by side
Classic Sentence:
1  Thus it happened that in Eustacia's brain were juxtaposed the strangest assortment of ideas, from old time and from new.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: 7 Queen of Night
Example Sentence:
1  When you juxtapose the two, you can see the difference.
2  The technique Mr Wilson uses most often is to juxtapose things for dramatic effect.
3  His style of interior decoration was eclectic: bits and pieces of furnishings from widely divergent periods, strikingly juxtaposed to create a unique decor.
4  The display juxtaposed images from serious and popular art.