opposite number
Example Sentences
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His opposite number, the Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, agreed, telling the House of Commons: "Britain is not ungovernable."
From BBC • May 16, 2026
There was one sour note for club captain Dupont, though, as he was sent to the sin-bin in the second half for a high tackle on opposite number Thomas Souverbie.
From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026
"He's brought a defensive system from Scotland where they've two men tackling high, trying to hold people up in the air," added Borthwick said of his opposite number.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
He holed out off the left-arm spin of his opposite number Mitchell Santner.
From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026
I stand under the trees for a while, opposite number twenty- three.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
