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.
Examples of pit against in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Different social ideologies have been pitted against one another in order to define America’s identity for decades, political strategists told ABC News.
—
Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2024
Some of this, two sources close to the production say, was due to the inherent premise of the show, which involved children being pitted against each other in a competitive setting.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2024
The episode laid bare a simmering political dispute in one of the most volatile corners of Central America, in which Belize, Central America’s least populous country with only about half a million people, is pitted against Guatemala, the region’s giant with a population of 18 million.
—Simon Romero Alejandro Cegarra, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
How about two legendary movie monsters pitted against each other?
—Johnny Loftus, EW.com, 14 Nov. 2023
Younger Russians, many of whom fled their homeland shortly after the invasion of Ukraine, were pitted against older generations who were born or grew up in communist East Germany, or moved to the country after the fall of the Soviet Union.
—Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2024
More:New election maps shake up races for incumbents now pitted against each other
Which Senate districts are staying the same in Milwaukee?
—Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2024
Following the first of its kind three-point competition at this year’s All-Star Game – with NBA pitted against WNBA in ‘Stephen vs. Sabrina’ – some are suggesting an expansion of the format, with Clark thrust in.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 28 Feb. 2024
That track, which delighted fans in its union of two artists (Carey and Grande) that have been unfairly pit against each other in the past, came complete with a glitzy music video.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2024
Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2024
Some of this, two sources close to the production say, was due to the inherent premise of the show, which involved children being pitted against each other in a competitive setting.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2024
The episode laid bare a simmering political dispute in one of the most volatile corners of Central America, in which Belize, Central America’s least populous country with only about half a million people, is pitted against Guatemala, the region’s giant with a population of 18 million.
—Simon Romero Alejandro Cegarra, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
How about two legendary movie monsters pitted against each other?
—Johnny Loftus, EW.com, 14 Nov. 2023
Younger Russians, many of whom fled their homeland shortly after the invasion of Ukraine, were pitted against older generations who were born or grew up in communist East Germany, or moved to the country after the fall of the Soviet Union.
—Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2024
More:New election maps shake up races for incumbents now pitted against each other
Which Senate districts are staying the same in Milwaukee?
—Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2024
Following the first of its kind three-point competition at this year’s All-Star Game – with NBA pitted against WNBA in ‘Stephen vs. Sabrina’ – some are suggesting an expansion of the format, with Clark thrust in.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 28 Feb. 2024
That track, which delighted fans in its union of two artists (Carey and Grande) that have been unfairly pit against each other in the past, came complete with a glitzy music video.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2024
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'pit against.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near pit against
Cite this Entry
“Pit against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pit%20against. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share