opposite side
Example Sentences
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As the second seed, Alcaraz is on the opposite side of the draw to French Open champion and top seed Zverev, and the pair cannot meet until the final.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
So when Ellis decided to make his third change in four years, moving more than 2,500 miles away from his family to the opposite side of the country, it was a life-altering decision.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Now other folks are making the same claim from the opposite side of the court.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
Iran insists ships transiting the strait pass through a corridor near its own shores, instead of the opposite side of the waterway, hugging the Omani coast.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
At last she came to the opposite side, and to be extra careful she followed the elephant footprints under the trees until she couldn’t make them out anymore.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
