oppose

Example Sentences

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The goal: hit all seven players on the opposing team using perfectly spherical snowballs made with a special machine, or capture their flag.

From Barron's

One Leeds grandmother says her 11-year-old granddaughter is often "freezing" at school wearing her blazer, as opposed to a jumper: "That isn't conducive to children's learning."

From BBC

But other opposition groups are opposed to outside intervention.

From BBC

The repression had a chilling effect on the demonstrations, but also gave Iranians another reason to oppose their theocratic rulers.

From The Wall Street Journal

However, the US has only reiterated that it opposes West Bank annexation.

From BBC