come up against
Example Sentences
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"In every other sport, like tennis or football, you quickly come up against people who are better."
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
"They thought they already knew what they were going to find here, and they have come up against reality," he told AFP, saying some migrants told him they were returning "because they had no food".
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
England will not face one of the top 10 unless they come up against Argentina in the potential semi-final.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
The Blue Sharks had come up against soccer’s apex predators.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
“I’d rather be on the end of a fish hook and used as bait than come up against those terrible creatures again!”
From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl
