come up against

Example Sentences

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The Blue Sharks had come up against soccer’s apex predators.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

Caspian “C-Bird” Hollywell’s wide-eyed, frenetic energy and howling vocals come up against the sweet, mournful steel pedal guitar of suit-and-tie-wearing “Razor” Ramon Santos.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

"It feels surreal to come up against such a good team with PSG."

From BBC • May 31, 2026

What I would say is that so many of my songs are about the impact and the friction of relationships — how we come up against ourselves and discover ourselves, or don’t.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

He wondered if there was some new rule for a minister’s son that he hadn’t come up against yet—if there could possibly be yet another rule that he hadn’t come up against already.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt