JUXTAPOSITION in a Sentence

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1. The juxtaposition of these two remarks was startling.
2. It is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors.
3. This juxtaposition of brutal reality and lyrical beauty runs through Park's stories.

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 Meanings and Examples of JUXTAPOSITION
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
juxtaposition
 n.  act of positioning close together; side-by-side position
Classic Sentence:
1  The principal building, taken in its entirety, was a juxtaposition of hybrid constructions which, viewed from a bird's-eye view, outlined, with considerable exactness, a gibbet laid flat on the ground.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER VIII—POST CORDA LAPIDES
2  Moreover, at the age of ninety-six, no bond is any longer possible, all is merely juxtaposition; a newcomer is in the way.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER II—ANOTHER STEP BACKWARDS
3  The juxtaposition of these two remarks was startling.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 4
Example Sentence:
1  It is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors.
2  This juxtaposition of brutal reality and lyrical beauty runs through Park's stories.