oppose

Example Sentences

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Groups that oppose the plant want to make sure that doesn’t happen.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Teachers have voted to oppose the introduction of a new compulsory reading test for Year 8 pupils in England at the National Education Union's annual conference in Brighton.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

MADRID—The war in Iran hadn’t even begun, and Spain’s prime minister had resolved to oppose it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The council ultimately voted to oppose the plans at a meeting in December and wrote to the government.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

To oppose vulgarity is inevitably to be vulgar.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin