How to Use have against in a Sentence

have against

verb
  • Zahraa was found guilty of violating a protection order her daughter’s then-boyfriend had against her.
    — Sean Neumann, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The Red Sox season is over now, but fans may not soon forget the outing Schlittler had against them.
    — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • What’s the longest winning streak the Jackets have ever had against a single opponent?
    — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
  • The lunch break is one of the most effective interventions a company has against this slow-motion exit.
    — William Jones june 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2026
  • That allowed the plus matchup the Bills’ defensive ends had against the Chiefs’ offensive tackles to take hold.
    — Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The settlement does not resolve any claims the state has against the shipbuilder, Hyundai, the attorney general’s office said in April.
    — Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
  • Advertisement If middle-aged disillusionment can touch Paul Rudd, what defense do the rest of us have against it?
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 29 May 2026
  • Costa faced 19 corners over the two legs where a mass of bodies surrounded him, but Porto fared as well as any club have against the uncompromising tactic.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The only natural safeguard your body has against UV light is a microscopically thin layer of a pigment called melanin in your epidermis.
    — Guy German, Fortune, 21 June 2026
  • The only natural safeguard your body has against UV light is a microscopically thin layer of a pigment called melanin in your epidermis.
    — Guy German, The Conversation, 18 June 2026
  • The picture Drake posted on his Instagram story was the only strikeout Yesavage had against Ohtani in Game 5.
    — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The Padres finished the season 10-3 against the Rockies, the best record either of the NL West foes has ever had against the other.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
  • However, DeRosa’s decision came down to how much success Henderson had against Severino.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
  • And Alabama scored 14 points in the first quarter, which followed the 21-point first quarter Tennessee had against Georgia.
    — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Fulham, for the record, have lost their past 18 games against City in all competitions, the longest losing run that one side has had against another in English football history.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The Fighting Irish pounded Arkansas on the road and won with a much higher margin of victory than Ole Miss had against the Razorbacks.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Given this unending crusade to keep people from casting ballots, the obvious question is what Republican legislators have against voting.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The two main arms of defense that communities have against viruses, including highly pathogenic ones such as those that cause Ebola disease, are vaccines and monoclonal antibody treatments.
    — Claire Maldarelli, Scientific American, 22 May 2026
  • Seven of his receptions came against the veteran corner; according to NextGen, that is the most catches a receiver has had against one defender in the NFL this season.
    — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Another frightening similarity between today and the pre-1914 world is the conflation of complaints that Great Powers have against one another.
    — Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
  • Taiwan’s growing importance to the AI revolution, and the deepening economic ties between Taipei and Washington, may be the best insurance policy the world has against catastrophe.
    — Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • The texts were presented on March 31 to the High Court in London as part of Associated Newspapers Limited’s defense in the civil lawsuit Prince Harry has against them.
    — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The 66 yards Mahomes had against Philadelphia matched his career-high rushing total from the overtime victory over the 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The 10 all-situation high-danger chances Montreal had against them were the most managed in a single period by any opponent; Ottawa had eight in the first period of Game 1, which Carolina won 2-0, and the Flyers had two separate full games with fewer, including Game 4, which went to overtime.
    — Arpon Basu, New York Times, 22 May 2026

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