opposite

Example Sentences

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One night over Japanese barbecue, where he neglected to tell me Brendan Fraser was seated opposite us the entire time, we discussed what we were looking for long-term.

From Los Angeles Times

The BOJ’s latest rate rise comes as other major central banks around the world are moving in the opposite direction - lowering the cost of borrowing.

From BBC

We come from opposite corners of America’s financial system.

From Barron's

Villarreal: You’re working opposite Jacob Elordi, and I think a lot of people come in with preconceived notions about maybe who he is as an actor based on his past work.

From Los Angeles Times

In Leavitt’s usage, “transparency” has become a form of Orwellian “doublespeak,” a word or phrase which through the process of “doublethink” had come to encompass its exact opposite meaning.

From Salon