be opposed

Example Sentences

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It is passing strange that actual working families would be opposed to a new discount grocery store.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

I do believe that a majority of Americans, if they understood exactly what was happening, would be opposed to it.

From Salon • Jan. 26, 2026

He has also intermittently worked to block their release, even while suggesting publicly that he would not be opposed to it.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said that any takeover bid for Britain's Royal Mail would be subject to "normal" national security scrutiny but it would not be opposed in principle.

From BBC • May 28, 2024

Scoob decides to just go ahead and say what’s on his mind: “I’m sure you knew people would be opposed to it, right? Why put yourself through pain for someone you didn’t know?”

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone