pit against
phrasal verb
pitted against; pitting against; pits against
: to cause (someone or something) to fight or compete against (another person or thing)
Tonight's game will pit Smith against Johnson for the championship.
The game requires you to pit your wits against the computer.
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According to polling by Emerson College, if the two were pitted against each other in the next election cycle, 46 percent would support Vance while 45 percent would opt for Newsom.
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
People are pitted against one another in the quest for the truth and justice.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Other entities with rights emerge – the fetus, for example, or a potential grandparent – and are pitted against the pregnant person.
—Seda Saluk, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
Christian Gonzalez, curiously, did not shadow Olave, whom New Orleans often pitted against Jones in the slot.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
People are pitted against one another in the quest for the truth and justice.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Other entities with rights emerge – the fetus, for example, or a potential grandparent – and are pitted against the pregnant person.
—Seda Saluk, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
Christian Gonzalez, curiously, did not shadow Olave, whom New Orleans often pitted against Jones in the slot.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pit against
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“Pit against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pit%20against. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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