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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The drama surrounding the bird’s struggle for survival pitted against the timber industry resulted in protestors forming human blockades and chaining themselves to logging equipment.
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Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2025
But in a game in which he was pitted against the other best German player of his generation, Florian Wirtz, Musiala was excellent.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Lucas requested that he be pitted against a competitor with a similar level of experience for a single round, but remains open to lyrically sparring with elite battle rappers in the future.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Personal and professional allegiance are often pitted against one another.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
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Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2025
But in a game in which he was pitted against the other best German player of his generation, Florian Wirtz, Musiala was excellent.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Lucas requested that he be pitted against a competitor with a similar level of experience for a single round, but remains open to lyrically sparring with elite battle rappers in the future.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Personal and professional allegiance are often pitted against one another.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 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 1 Apr. 2025.
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