play against

Example Sentences

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Following the match against Seattle, the club will return from the break to play against the rival Galaxy on July 17.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Picture Unai Emery loading up a chess app on his phone to play against strangers - under his own name.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

However, his paperwork makes him eligible to play against Fiji on 11 July and Argentina on 18 July.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Yet the Lakers were unable to maintain their quality of play against a Thunder team that just kept charging ahead even with Gilgeous-Alexander on the bench.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

I invited ten friends from school to come and play against my friends from the neighborhood.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore