athwart
Example Sentences
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It would be easier to argue that the best defense against entropy is to stand athwart any change in taste and manners, as Plato advised in the “Republic.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
Caivano elaborated on Washington's various interventionist economic policies, including a number of legislative and executive measures that were initially very unpopular because they seemed to run athwart the notion of a government with limited power.
From Salon • Oct. 11, 2024
“If you are opening a Mexican restaurant on Melrose in the 1970s, you are basically standing athwart the past and future of Mexican food in Los Angeles,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2024
In this situation, it is especially important to have the pope standing athwart the divide with an unwavering call to uphold human dignity and serve the common good.
From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2021
“See those bamboo logs athwart the boat, fore and aft, sticking out over the water, with the other logs joining their ends?”
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
Vocabulary lists containing athwart
Much Ado About Nothing
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The Wind in the Willows
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