How to Use opposition in a Sentence

opposition

noun

• The proposed change has met with opposition from the town's business leaders.
• They're going ahead with the plans despite strong opposition from residents.
• The coach advised her team not to underestimate the opposition.
• The nominee faces strong opposition in the Senate.
• Rebels have so far offered little opposition to advancing troops.
• Each candidate is focused on raising more money than the opposition.
• The leader of the Opposition criticized the prime minister for his comments.
• One area of focus now is the use of barrel bombs by the regime against opposition areas.
  — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Oct. 2023
• London thinks red state opposition to that aspect of the ACA has reached a tipping point.
  — Erika Fry, Fortune, 9 June 2023
• Within weeks of the Sept. 7 raids, opposition to the Hasdeo mine began to falter.
  — Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 5 June 2023
• To be fair, delivering the State of the Union opposition address is a thankless job.
  — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
• Pheu Thai, the main opposition party that has been a populist force in Thailand for 20 years, came second.
  — Helen Regan, CNN, 15 May 2023
• Now, the coalition faces a new challenge: Getting Ohio voters on board and staving off opposition from the state's top leaders.
  — Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 16 Aug. 2023
• The measure now heads to the desk of Governor Kim Reynolds, who will likely sign it, despite the widespread opposition.
  — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 12 July 2023
• Some of the strongest opposition has come from the region’s wealthiest and Whitest enclaves.
  — Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024
• But the bill prompted strong opposition from parents, coaches and kids.
  — Adam Beam, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2024
• For years, opposition to Obamacare was, almost as much as his support for a border wall.
  — Philip Elliott, TIME, 2 Apr. 2024
• Plans for such a shelter have come and gone over the years, often bringing neighborhood opposition.
  — Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2024
• Not only that, all three have a small but stubborn opposition intent on blocking their path to the speakership.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 20 Oct. 2023
• The prime minister's spokesman said the leaders spoke Monday about Britain's opposition to the use of cluster munitions.
  — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 11 July 2023
• The government responds The rise of protest art in Iran has faced opposition from the government, which viewed these forms of expression as acts of defiance.
  — Pouya Afshar, The Conversation, 30 Aug. 2023
• For years after the disaster, all of them were shut down and faced high safety hurdles and public opposition to restarting.
  — Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2023
• All members of the governing coalition voted in favor, while all opposition lawmakers walked out of the chamber in protest as the vote was taking place.
  — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 25 July 2023
• Similar efforts in countries like Britain have run into legal challenges and opposition in the press—just the kind of obstacles that, in the UAE, are easier to brush aside.
  — TIME, 20 Mar. 2024
• Fierce opposition has been driven by rival Sony, which makes the PlayStation gaming system.
  — Matt O'Brien, ajc, 12 June 2023
• By comparison, precincts in Independence and on the eastern edges of the county showed the strongest opposition to the ballot measure.
  — Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
• Of those registered, 26 groups are in favor, 11 are in opposition and three are registered as neutral.
  — Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2024
• Some suggest, despite strong opposition, that opening the U.S. borders would help.
  — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
• Their voices will likely echo louder than those of opposition MPs, who now will face an even tougher time convincing voters of their chops in the legislature.
  — Gul Tuysuz, CNN, 7 June 2023
• The National Shooting Sports Foundation trade group said the rule was an overreach and submitted a 28-page comment in opposition.
  — Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024