How to Use oppose in a Sentence

oppose

verb

• He met the man who will oppose him in the next election.
• The change is opposed by many of the town's business leaders.
• The group opposes the mayor and is trying to find a candidate to run against her.
• These two teams opposed each other in last year's playoffs.
• The governor opposes the death penalty.
• We're hoping we can get more senators to oppose the legislation.
• You've opposed every suggestion I've made.
• But Johnson has opposed bringing the measure to the House floor for a vote.
  — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2024
• How to return the ball After the serve, the opposing team must let the ball bounce once before hitting it across the court.
  — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 14 June 2023
• Stealth fighters like the F-22 are shaped to deflect opposing radar waves.
  — Alex Hollings, Popular Mechanics, 8 Aug. 2023
• At one point the group even organized two opposing protests to take place at the same time in Houston, Texas.
  — Donie O'Sullivan, CNN, 26 July 2023
• The crown prince added that the kingdom was opposed to any form of civilian targeting and the loss of innocent lives.
  — WSJ, 12 Oct. 2023
• But Hamas has been pressing for a more durable end to the fighting, which Israel opposes.
  — Leo Sands, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2024
• What is one of the things these opposing residents want the King to do in relation to its colonial rule of the country?
  — CNN, 2 Nov. 2023
• Your discontent peaks around the 10th, when Venus opposes wet-blanket Saturn in your 11th house of groups.
  — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2023
• That a large majority of the population opposes these things doesn’t faze them in the least.
  — Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2024
• Though miniskirts and thigh-high boots paired with blazers and turtlenecks have done the trick so far, this all-black look is the most seamless blend of the two seemingly opposing styles yet.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2023
• The House Freedom Caucus opposed the bill for lack of spending reductions and money for the border.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 14 Nov. 2023
• Feinstein was one of the few senators who opposed DOMA in 1996.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2023
• This margin at the line opposes what the season averages said coming in.
  — Zion Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Jan. 2024
• The idea of building new reactors was less popular, with 45% in favor and 46% opposed.
  — Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2023
• For now, even those who opposed ACC expansion are embracing the coast-to-coast conference makeover.
  — Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
• Jimmy Choo’s eau de parfum is warmly sweet through top notes of orange and pear opposing orchid and patchouli.
  — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2023
• This year, three coaches have been fired for cause, the most severe charge being using electronic means to steal signs from opposing teams.
  — John Baldoni, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
• Many of the 22 House Democrats who voted against the bill opposed the elimination of funding for the aid organization.
  — USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2024
• But in this league, opposing defenses won’t be giving them much and that can especially be said of the Aggies.
  — Ainslie Lee | [e-mail], al, 18 Sep. 2023
• There is no word yet on who could replace Sajak, though we wouldn’t be opposed to the obvious choice of promoting Vanna White.
  — Vulture, 13 June 2023
• Though the city was an isis bastion, there were many residents, especially poor ones, who opposed the group but lacked the resources to escape.
  — Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
• The jets occur when a star first bursts through its natal envelope of cosmic dust, shooting out a pair of opposing jets into space.
  — Julia Musto, Fox News, 12 July 2023
• One to watch will be penalties; the Chiefs love getting physical with opposing receivers, but that’s much easier to do without flags at home than on the road.
  — Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024