opposed to

Example Sentences

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Many veterans, Byrnes said, have also expressed serious concern about the war, even if they’re not fundamentally opposed to its purported aims.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

“I’m predicting a better market this year as opposed to last year,” he says.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

“If you’re taking a consistent view, you’d be at least equally as opposed to this settlement,” Nixon said of Republican lawmakers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Applicants will have to undergo identity and criminal record checks and demonstrate they meet the requirements, as opposed to just inputting their details.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

She was adamantly opposed to changing the granite.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge