How to Use in opposition to in a Sentence

in opposition to

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• Loud protests erupted as soon as the bill passed from a large crowd gathered in opposition to the bill.
  — Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
• Matt, give us a brief explainer and also who’s in opposition to it as well?
  — Emile Nuh, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
• On the surface, the two rulings seem to be in opposition to each other.
  — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2026
• He was followed by dozens of residents, most of whom spoke in opposition to his plans.
  — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2025
• Some left in opposition to their union’s politics and others to save on dues.
  — James O’Donnell, The New Republic, 28 Dec. 2022
• Yet this wouldn’t be the first time a younger female artist found herself in opposition to Swift.
  — Aja Romano, Vox, 1 June 2024
• During public comment, the board heard views both in favor and in opposition to the plan.
  — Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
• The vote was 64% in opposition to the deal, which offered a 35% raise in over four years.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
• For years, the anti-woke scene has defined itself in opposition to the mainstream left.
  — John McDermott, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2025
• The vote was met by applause and 'thank you' shouts from neighbors in opposition to the project in the audience.
  — Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
• After the plan was passed, people in opposition to it were left feeling unheard.
  — Gillian Stawiszynski, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025
• We are meant to sit in the discomfort of not knowing, or of knowing two things in opposition to each other.
  — Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
• No one spoke in opposition to the bill, and there was none recorded in a committee bill analysis.
  — Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 3 Apr. 2024
• Uber and Lyft have both released statements in opposition to the measure.
  — Trisha Ahmed, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2023
• The effort was stepped up during the wave of student protests that erupted in opposition to the war in Gaza.
  — Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 13 Apr. 2025
• For years, writers with much to lose have risked their reputations and livelihoods in opposition to that work.
  — Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
• Netanyahu put the overhaul on hold in March after mass protests erupted in opposition to it.
  — Tia Goldenberg, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2023
• The Town and others fought hard in opposition to Draco but lost that battle.
  — Aaron Harber, Denver Post, 28 July 2026
• Speakers in opposition to the plan questioned whether the board was listening to feedback.
  — Dallas News, 12 Dec. 2022
• The motion passed even as thousands of people continued taking to the streets in opposition to the move.
  — Justin Klawans, The Week, 12 Mar. 2023
• One is amplified by capital; the other is forged in opposition to it.
  — Debbie Millman, Time, 22 Jan. 2026
• Allow your arms to swing forward and back in opposition to your legs, moving in sync with your steps (when the right leg is back, the right arm swings forward).
  — Wendy Bumgardner, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2025
• Bombs and airstrikes are one thing, and that's already has most independents and Democrats uneasy and in opposition to this war.
  — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
• Almost four dozen people spoke in opposition to the permit before the commission’s vote.
  — Heather Hollingsworth, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
• Almost four dozen people spoke in opposition to the permit before the commission's vote.
  — Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
• Parents and staff from the Shaw and Sumner schools have been vocal in opposition to the mergers.
  — Christopher Huffaker, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2023
• Those who spoke in opposition to the bill shared concerns around therapists’ freedom of speech and the goals of the person seeking therapy.
  — Dené K. Dryden, Twin Cities, 8 Apr. 2026
• Ijames never sets his Black characters in opposition to white society alone.
  — Bess Rowen, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2026
• But her larger point was that the frozen image often exists in opposition to the dynamic moment and to the living being.
  — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
• Democrats spoke in opposition to Paschal’s bill, which the House eventually set aside without taking a vote.
  — Mike Cason | [email protected], al, 26 Jan. 2023