oxymoronic

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Ms. Rivera Garza cites Revueltas’s concept in “Human Mourning” of “inhabited footprints,” the seemingly oxymoronic condition of displaced people who discover a sense of belonging in their migrations.

From The Wall Street Journal

Being an adult child is an oxymoronic experience.

From MarketWatch

Its host Alan Cumming paid tribute to the show's "crew in Scotland who had to understand the concept that the Scottish summer is sometimes oxymoronic".

From BBC

Since his casting last year, Hernández has injected the sketch comedy show with a sense of self-deprecating humor and short-man empowerment – I know that sounds oxymoronic.

From Salon

“It sounds oxymoronic — a Christian dance club,” said Nicholas Oldham, who manages the club’s business.

From Seattle Times