obverse
Example Sentences
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They have local chapters in every state and work to build leaders and highlight candidates’ stands on gun legislation in elections — the obverse of the National Rifle Association’s grades for gun-friendly candidates.
From Washington Post
He is a week or so shy of 77 and when viewed in profile, he looks like the portrait they’d use if they put Neil Young’s face on the obverse of the loonie.
From Los Angeles Times
The obverse of art for Dyer is tennis.
From Los Angeles Times
Proponents of equity-based admissions assert that the obverse is “a return to Jim Crow.”
From Washington Post
The painted ceramic, valued at $100,000, features a seated youthful warrior surrounded by figures with offerings on its obverse.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
