How to Use oppose in a Sentence

oppose

verb
  • He met the man who will oppose him in the next election.
  • The change is opposed by many of the town's business leaders.
  • The group opposes the mayor and is trying to find a candidate to run against her.
  • These two teams opposed each other in last year's playoffs.
  • The governor opposes the death penalty.
  • We're hoping we can get more senators to oppose the legislation.
  • You've opposed every suggestion I've made.
  • But Johnson has opposed bringing the measure to the House floor for a vote.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2024
  • What groups have paid to promote the station and oppose it?
    Jacob Scholl, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022
  • The mention of fees made all three groups much more likely to oppose the measure.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Lawyers for the plaintiffs do not oppose the stay, according to the motion.
    Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2022
  • Though the closure will affect tens of thousands of jobs, few are opposed to it.
    Julie Watson and Lisa Baumann, ajc, 7 Apr. 2023
  • How to return the ball After the serve, the opposing team must let the ball bounce once before hitting it across the court.
    Jenny McCoy, SELF, 14 June 2023
  • And those who oppose the terms could appeal to the United States Supreme Court if judges on the appeals court approve the plan.
    al, 7 Nov. 2022
  • In March, those who opposed it traveled to Austin to rally against the statewide effort.
    Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner, 5 May 2023
  • At the time, a small group of House Republicans joined with most Democrats to oppose the measure.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Most of the Republicans in the House supported the bill and most Democrats opposed it.
    Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 10 May 2023
  • Stealth fighters like the F-22 are shaped to deflect opposing radar waves.
    Alex Hollings, Popular Mechanics, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Already, the Navajo Nation is moving to oppose any changes in the law.
    Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 17 Sep. 2022
  • At one point the group even organized two opposing protests to take place at the same time in Houston, Texas.
    Donie O'Sullivan, CNN, 26 July 2023
  • The crown prince added that the kingdom was opposed to any form of civilian targeting and the loss of innocent lives.
    WSJ, 12 Oct. 2023
  • But Hamas has been pressing for a more durable end to the fighting, which Israel opposes.
    Leo Sands, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2024
  • What is one of the things these opposing residents want the King to do in relation to its colonial rule of the country?
    CNN, 2 Nov. 2023
  • For many of those opposed, the current plan represents the most recent example of how plans for the park leave them out.
    Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Hogan opposes Trump at the top of his party’s ticket but had not endorsed Biden.
    Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2024
  • To be fair, Richemont did have a valid reason to oppose Bluebell’s board nominee.
    Carol Ryan, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022
  • In fact, some members of groups that opposed the development plan had sought to have that figure upped to $300 million.
    Hayden Mitman, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
  • There are plenty of good reasons, rooted in scripture, to oppose it.
    Ericka Andersen, National Review, 11 Sep. 2022
  • The foundation opposes the town council’s decision to allow 10 of the mansion’s 58 bedrooms to be used as guest quarters.
    Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Those opposed to these ideas say that young people really didn't vote for Trump because of these innovations.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025

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