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.
  • Kneecap have opposed both bans.
    — Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 26 Sep. 2025
  • But some in Lebanon oppose the amnesty.
    — ABC News, 5 June 2026
  • Those who oppose it also have the right to do so.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 June 2026
  • The crowd that showed up was loudly opposed.
    — Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 13 Feb. 2026
  • He will be opposed by Casey Mize.
    — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
  • About half of them were opposed, and the rest didn't have an opinion.
    — Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Five were opposed, and two were unsure.
    — Cleo Krejci, jsonline.com, 18 Oct. 2025
  • As the moon and Venus oppose, you’re moved to strike out on your own.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Who could oppose such a registry?
    — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
  • There is just no honest reason to oppose this.
    — Special To The Sun-Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Two visions of the world, opposed at that moment.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 June 2026
  • Scorpio is known for their stingers, which hurt people who oppose their views.
    — Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
  • And clearly, [Maduro] was opposed to it.
    — Jim Defede, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • All 43 state House Democrats opposed the bill.
    — David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • There were no campaign filings for those opposed.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Massie has opposed aid to Israel and Ukraine.
    — Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • Draper opposed the filing the same day.
    — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Countries willing to oppose them need to do a much better job.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 27 July 2022
  • Asprey and Michaels are not opposed to nicotine on its own.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC news, 15 May 2026
  • The town rallied to oppose this attempt.
    — Paul J. Becker, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The plaintiffs did not oppose the request.
    — Annie Nova, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The mention of fees made all three groups much more likely to oppose the measure.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Still, this is a team that could throw a lot at opposing defenses.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 28 June 2026

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