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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Garth is no stranger to being pit against a female costar either, as Bowen pointed it out.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2024
Three Connecticut Sun players will also compete in the All-Star game with teammates — and families — pitted against each other.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2024
In the West, liberal secularism was pitted against democracy, which in turn decreased Western support for the Arab uprisings in general and Syrian opposition groups in particular.
—Galip Dalay, Foreign Affairs, 24 Nov. 2016
The courtroom was a battleground of conflicting ideologies, with Saxon’s steadfast resolve pitted against the entrenched norms of segregation.
—Taryn White, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2024
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2024
Three Connecticut Sun players will also compete in the All-Star game with teammates — and families — pitted against each other.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2024
In the West, liberal secularism was pitted against democracy, which in turn decreased Western support for the Arab uprisings in general and Syrian opposition groups in particular.
—Galip Dalay, Foreign Affairs, 24 Nov. 2016
The courtroom was a battleground of conflicting ideologies, with Saxon’s steadfast resolve pitted against the entrenched norms of segregation.
—Taryn White, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2024
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 29 Sep. 2024.
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