The amusing spectacle of the recent presidential vote in Florida should remind us of the persistence of the federal-state dichotomy . — Eugene Genovese , Atlantic ,

At the close of this millennium, the favored dichotomy features a supposed battle called "the science wars." — Stephen Jay Gould , Science ,

… to insist on its being either symbol or fact is to dwell needlessly on a false dichotomy . — Simon Schama , The Embarrassment of Riches ,

… the Inuit concept of their environment was centred around the dichotomy between land and sea. — Ian Hodder , Reading the Past ,

Her essay discusses the dichotomy between good and evil in the author's novels.

her outfit is a sartorial dichotomy: an elegant gown and ratty old tennis shoes