against

Example Sentences

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A demonstration has been held outside a paper company by people campaigning against its possible closure, with workers and their families warning it would be a "huge loss" to the area.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Children's rights organisation Bris said Thursday its "criticism against lowering the age to 13 is the same as that for lowering the age to 14".

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

We start measuring ourselves against the most aggressive thing we could have owned, instead of against our own goals.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

“To be a leader in this society is to go against the culture,” Stone said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Like many other towns and villages in the old days, this one was surrounded by walls as protection against enemies.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios