in opposition to
Example Sentences
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He often purposely selected quotations in opposition to one another, creating a dialectic through which his son could come to his own conclusions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
Every major American medical association to consider this issue has come out in opposition to “conversion therapy” for youth and endorsed its prohibition.
From Slate ● Mar. 31, 2026
Similarly, in June 2023, Iwan, called on protesters to stop using Yma o Hyd in opposition to housing asylum seekers at the Stradey Park Hotel in Carmarthenshire.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026
“She did a significant disservice to her community and to herself in her remarks to the Club America and I stand in opposition to those remarks,” he said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
This book has therefore been deliberately written in opposition to certain conventions which have become established in ‘these postmodern days’.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
