opposing

Example Sentences

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Sports teams around the world have experimented with billing requirements or ticketing tied to team membership programs in an effort to keep opposing fans from flooding home games.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

All the while it is caught in the crossfire of opposing armies.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Clarke pitched for the opposing team, the Texas Tailgaters, one of five squads created by Bananas founders Jesse and Emily Cole that serve as touring partners to face the yellow-clad star attraction.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

The two countries have been at odds External link over issues unrelated to energy, including their opposing interventions in Yemen and increased competition for foreign investment dollars in entertainment, tourism, sports, and finance industries.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Luigi Cherubini was one such composer, born in Florence but able to flourish in Paris by tiptoeing deftly between opposing camps as political power changed hands before, during and after the Revolution.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall