opposing

Example Sentences

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Opposing catchers have said that while calling pitches themselves, they are able to adjust their approach based on what they see from the field, a nuance that is lost in the dugout.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Opposing fly-half Santiago Carreras missed a penalty when the game was scoreless and his woeful conversion attempt damaged momentum after Matera had finally found a try for Argentina.

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2025

Opposing the Saja Boys is the movie’s equivalent of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but in triplicate.

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2025

Opposing diagonals of the room and the opened right-hand window meet at a pointed angle where René stands, placing him smack at the center of a jutting space.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025

Opposing them were the Plutonists, who noted that volcanoes and earthquakes, among other enlivening agents, continually changed the face of the planet but clearly owed nothing to wayward seas.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson