opposed to

Example Sentences

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Several leaders were hoping to use Farage as a sort of bogeyman to encourage their own supporters out to vote, and to rally the tactical votes of those staunchly opposed to his party.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

“Even European countries, which have strong unions and environmental protections ... can do it cheaper because they build transit regularly and have transit agencies to do it, as opposed to contracting and subcontracting it out.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

“I would call today’s I-bond rate a ‘fair deal’ as opposed to 2023-2025 when it was a ‘bad deal.’

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Since the Fed began issuing policy statements in 1994, such dissents over how to characterize the likely path of policy—as opposed to actual rate changes—have been rare.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

In an attempt to conserve our energy, we hosted only two inaugural balls that night, as opposed to the ten we’d gone to in 2009.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama