pitted

Example Sentences

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The original features “an all-American archetype of a virtuous family pitted against a monster,” while Scorsese depicted a “broken and dysfunctional family and the monster is even more extreme, he’s like a swamp creature.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

A four-time Grand Slam champion pitted against another four-time Grand Slam champion.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The battle over whether the company betrayed its nonprofit mission has pitted Elon Musk against his co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

He found himself pitted against consultants who had been hired by road developers, and realized that there was no interest in discussing what evidence showed about protecting species.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

Why couldn’t the struggle in South Africa be not one of black against white, but one that pitted those who believed in freedom, justice and equality against those who didn’t?

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane