- plural of opponent.
opponents
Example Sentences
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At half-time in their first match at the 2000 Paralympics the coach of Spain's intellectual disability basketball team told them to stop scoring so quickly and let their opponents shoot more.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
City Fire Department; opponents say it will boost sales taxes to 10.75% and cost $86 per person.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Here was a modern soccer juggernaut that crushed opponents on the pitch and in the boardroom, leaving behind a trail of shattered records.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
With impressive box defenders, dangerous counter-attackers and set-piece specialists, their tactics can align with their players' strengths, helping them compete against more less aligned opponents, irrespective of their wealth gap.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
For a long time there was terrible bitterness between the Mitnagdim, the opponents of Hasidism, and the followers of the Besht.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
