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against

Definition for against

preposition as in opposite to

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Example Sentences

To those who agreed with him, Bush pledged that the law against same-sex marriage would remain intact.

To his critics, he explained—sometimes at painful length—his reasoning against it.

This is a blow against freedom of speech, we were told, by the likes of Homeland Security chief Jeh Johnson.

Spouting off against police online has become criminalized in recent weeks.

The reason we were liberals is we were against oppression.

Do not the widow's tears run down the cheek, and her cry against him that causeth them to fall?

Vain also was the valour and ability he showed in the campaign against the Royalists in La Vende.

Beginners must be warned against mistaking the edges of cells, or particles which have retained the red stain, for bacilli.

Whether they had ever, at different times, pleaded for or against the same cause, and cited precedents to prove contrary opinions?

He leant against the wall of his refuge, notwithstanding this boast, and licked the ice to moisten his parched lips.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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