Classic Examples:
* "That was a pretty ugly dress." (Pretty and ugly are opposites.)
* "The deafening silence was unsettling." (Deafening implies loudness, while silence is the absence of sound.)
* "He's a living dead man." (Living and dead are opposites.)
* "The band played a mournful joy." (Mournful suggests sadness, while joy is happiness.)
* "He's a seriously funny comedian." (Seriously implies seriousness, while funny is humorous.)
More Creative Examples:
* "The small giant of a man stood at the door." (Small and giant are opposite in size.)
* "The old-fashioned modern art was intriguing." (Old-fashioned and modern are contrasting styles.)
* "The bittersweet symphony of his life played on." (Bittersweet combines pleasure and pain.)
* "The clearly confused explanation left us bewildered." (Clearly implies understanding, while confused suggests lack of understanding.)
* "He was honestly dishonest about his intentions." (Honestly and dishonest are contradictory.)
Remember, an oxymoron is a figure of speech where two contradictory terms are used together for effect.