OPPOSING in a Sentence
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160 example sentences for OPPOSING, such as:
1. I opposed myself to the training plan.
2. The two opposing armies clashed in battle.
3. I'm strongly opposed to capital punishment.
4. He opposed the proposal to build a new hall.
5. The mayor went on record as opposing a tax raise.
2. The two opposing armies clashed in battle.
3. I'm strongly opposed to capital punishment.
4. He opposed the proposal to build a new hall.
5. The mayor went on record as opposing a tax raise.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of OPPOSING
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opposing
v. fight against or resist strongly
v. be resistant to
Classic Sentence: (109 in 8 pages)
1 He hopes to see all the evangelical denominations joined in one strong body, opposing Catholicism and Christian Science, and properly guiding all movements that make for morality and prohibition.
2 The yards were hard up; and once more the Pequod thrust her undaunted bows into the opposing wind, for the supposed fair one had only been juggling her.
3 He exposed their risk and fallacy with his usual skill; and it was only after he had removed every impediment, in the shape of opposing advice, that he ventured to propose his own projects.
4 With it came the shattering peal of opposing infantry.
5 Some men working madly at a battery were plain to them, and the opposing infantry's lines were defined by the gray walls and fringes of smoke.
6 These parts of the opposing armies were two long waves that pitched upon each other madly at dictated points.
7 At dawn the two new batteries established during the night on the plain occupied by the Prince d'Eckmuhl will open fire on the opposing batteries of the enemy.
8 In such actions, instead of two crowds opposing each other, the men disperse, attack singly, run away when attacked by stronger forces, but again attack when opportunity offers.
9 That city is taken; the Russian army suffers heavier losses than the opposing armies had suffered in the former war from Austerlitz to Wagram.
10 She had just seen herself a subject of dispute between two opposing powers.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 5: CHAPTER XIII—THE SOLUTION OF SOME QUESTIONS CONNECTED WIT...
Context Highlight In BOOK 5: CHAPTER XIII—THE SOLUTION OF SOME QUESTIONS CONNECTED WIT...
11 She felt by intuition the flame of the opposing passions which burned with the blood in the veins of the young fanatic.
12 Again he was brought face to face with that opposing force.
13 A thick fog rolled down between the lines of dun-coloured houses, and the opposing windows loomed like dark, shapeless blurs through the heavy yellow wreaths.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE COPPER BEECHES
Context Highlight In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE COPPER BEECHES
14 "But we haven't opposed him yet," her father answered.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER III. JOHN FERRIER TALKS WITH THE PROPHET
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER III. JOHN FERRIER TALKS WITH THE PROPHET
15 That evening Squealer explained privately to the other animals that Napoleon had never in reality been opposed to the windmill.
Example Sentence: (51 in 4 pages)
1 Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs.
2 This puzzle would tear the organization between opposing choices: for or against eating shark fins.
3 When the opposing hockey team scored its third goal only minutes into the first quarter, the home team's spirits seemed to flag.
4 I developed an elaborate color scheme to help us pluck just the right card at that special moment to confound the opposing pair of debaters.
5 Some reports suggested the opposing sides were in fact evenly balanced.
6 The two opposing armies clashed in battle.
7 This behaviour is based on a conflict between two opposing forces within the individual.
8 The opposing parties failed in the general election for all their pains.
9 The mayor went on record as opposing a tax raise.
10 Dr Muffett stressed that he was opposed to bullying in schools and that action would be taken to stamp it out.
11 At first he was opposed to the scheme, but we managed to argue him round.
12 I opposed myself to the training plan.
13 He opposed the proposal to build a new hall.
14 I'm strongly opposed to capital punishment.
15 Many voters are staunch anti-federalists, opposed to the concept of regional government.