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Which sentence includes an oxymoron?

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An oxymoron fuses two opposite-meaning words into one short phrase. Look for the option where a positive and negative word are pushed together.
Updated On: Jul 10, 2026
  • On weekend we ate and drank a lot.
  • Meena corrected me by pointing out that she wanted pizza instead of burger.
  • Media reported the attack on media-persons.
  • He loved his aunt but found her kindness suffocating.
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The Correct Option is D

Solution and Explanation

Look for a two or three word phrase where the words pull in opposite emotional directions at the same time; that clash inside one phrase is the mark of an oxymoron.

  1. Option A: no clashing phrase; eating and drinking on a weekend are ordinary, compatible activities.
  2. Option B: no clashing phrase; choosing pizza over burger is a simple preference.
  3. Option C: repeats the word "media" in two roles, the reporter and the target, which reads as ironic, but the words "attack" and "media-persons" do not contradict each other in meaning.
  4. Option D: the phrase "her kindness suffocating" fuses "kindness," a warm and positive quality, with "suffocating," a smothering and negative feeling, inside a single short phrase. That direct clash of opposite meanings in one phrase is the oxymoron.

Only Option D has this built-in contradiction, so it is the sentence with the oxymoron.

Let's summarize:

  • Test: find a short phrase where the two words directly contradict each other in feeling or meaning.
  • "Kindness suffocating" in Option D passes this test; the other options do not contain such a phrase.

So the answer is Option D.

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