Normally, an oxymoron consists of a noun and an adjective which clashes in opposition with that noun.

The oxymoron “pretty ugly” implies that a person can be both attractive and unattractive at the same time.

Putting two contrasting terms together is the easiest way to make an oxymoron.

Since shrimp are never actually large, the oxymoron “jumbo shrimp” is pretty obvious.

In hopes of confusing his readers, the writer liked to use the occasional oxymoron in his articles.

Because sorrow is never appealing to me, I cannot understand the oxymoron, “sweet sorrow”.

Everyone knows the concept of a “civil war” is an oxymoron because wars are never civil.

If you want to make an obvious contradiction with words, then you should use an oxymoron.

As an oxymoron is a term or phrase which is generally composed of opposing words, an oxymoron is a clear contradiction.

When my dance teacher told me I needed “loose tights” for class, I questioned the oxymoron by asking how the pants could be both loose and tight.