up against
Example Sentences
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Swaine ran up against a brick wall — until he found a whistleblower who had a cache of documents.
From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026
There are several strike-slip faults where the two plates slide up against each other horizontally, sometimes snagging and building stress before violently rupturing and sometimes, as in Wednesday’s event, releasing another earthquake.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
That has pushed the dollar sharply up against its peers and is within a whisker of a four-decade peak against the yen.
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
He’s also aware that, in some respects, he’s up against a time limit in terms of what he can shoot.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026
I looked at it in my room later, propped up against my backpack and ready for school.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
