How to Use work against (someone) in a Sentence
work against (someone)
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His quick work against Cleveland’s hitters was the theme of the night.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2024
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That would work against us because the lake is very cold right now.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2024
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How well do at-home rapid tests work against the new variant?
—Akshay Syal, M.d., NBC News, 13 Jan. 2024
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The group formed in part to work against any threats the Soviet Union might pose.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 11 July 2023
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What To Avoid Some medicines will not work against colds or may be harmful to some people.
—Amanda Gardner, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
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Most, if not all, of his work against Chicago will come on special teams.
—Dallas News, 30 Oct. 2022
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This can work against weight loss efforts and can even promote weight gain.
—Danielle Weiss, Verywell Health, 25 June 2023
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Using line or leader that’s too heavy can work against you two ways.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 23 May 2024
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The need to get more snaps in games, with the practice work against Pro Bowl center Tyler Biadasz, should only help.
—Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 18 Aug. 2023
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How well do these vaccines work against the newer variants?
—Alice Park, Time, 25 Aug. 2023
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To work against this, wear light colors like white, cream, or ecru which are better at hiding sweat (gray is the worst).
—Kelsey Glennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2024
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One new variant that had raised alarms, known as BA.2.86, has turned out to be less of a threat – and lab tests suggest that the new booster will work against it.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2023
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Mokdad said that labs haven’t yet determined how well the Covid vaccines work against XBB.1.16.
—Sara G. Miller, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2023
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Whether that will work against Alcaraz is Friday’s great mystery.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 8 June 2023
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He’s never kicked in a regular season game, and his work against the Jaguars was viewed as a positive.
—Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2023
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In The Orange Bowl actually may work against the Eagles.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
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But Augtryo was designed to have a more durable effect and to work against tumors that have grown resistant to other Ros1 drugs.
—Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 16 Nov. 2023
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For instance, treatments against melanoma also work against Merkel.
—Ty Tagami, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Sep. 2023
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Yoshida currently has a lead in OPS, but his age and experience in Japan could work against him.
—Evan Grant, Dallas News, 19 June 2023
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So far, the same antivirals used for the seasonal flu, such as Tamiflu, seem likely to work against H5N1.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 10 May 2024
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However, the Jayhawks 26-4 record could work against them in trying to stay in their current division.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
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Season 3 also sees the elves battle over their agenda, while the forces of other kingdoms work against Geralt, Ciri and Yennefer.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 29 June 2023
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In New York, the state’s minimum wage rules can also work against restaurant employees.
—Max Siegelbaum, ProPublica, 22 Aug. 2023
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They were told to isolate and are recovering after being treated with flu antivirals, which seem to work against the virus, the CDC says.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 1 Apr. 2024
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Now is the time to embrace more nimble strategies that cut costs and shorten procurement times, lest attrition work against the US and its allies.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
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Shoddy tackling will work against him, but teams will appreciate his ability to challenge punts and kicks off the edge.
—Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Apr. 2023
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Schumer pointed fingers on Monday afternoon as senators work against the clock to fund Ukraine.
—Karen Travers, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2023
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And those holes were often there because of political choices that were designed to work against Black people.
—Robert Samuels, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
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To paint the tale of parenthood, Stubbs painted each individually and brought them together in the work against a real background.
—James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 June 2024
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Voters need to recognize and work against candidates who try to encourage and mobilize this loss of faith in our institutions.
—Kenneth S. Birnbaum, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
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