How to Use the opposition in a Sentence

the opposition

noun
  • Trump seems like he’s soured on the opposition.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
  • This is not a time for the opposition party to be silent.
    — Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The glue for the opposition parties will not be so easy to find.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2023
  • So where does that leave the opposition after this war and the very prospect of peace?
    — Lulu Garcia-Navarro, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2024
  • So the opposition fell a bit more than 300 votes short.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026
  • Koike has vowed to forge on even as the opposition continues to mount.
    — Matt Alt, The New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2023
  • At this point, City are content to bait the opposition press up the pitch.
    — Jon MacKenzie, New York Times, 27 May 2026
  • There was the opposition of a house open to the world, to a house that was completely shut down.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2024
  • If the opposition do find a way through, Paraguay snap into gear.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 5 June 2026
  • When the opposition sees such a target, many thoughts come into their minds.
    — ABC News, 18 May 2026
  • Now, these numbers include an own-goal or two by the opposition.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 22 June 2026
  • Each choice came with downsides for the opposition.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Of course, the opposition is very grateful that Maduro is gone.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
  • His first touch in the opposition penalty came in the 45th minute.
    — Simon Johnson, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • When his first pass into midfield went straight to the opposition, the groans screamed ‘told you so’.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Prescott said the growing voices have added strength to the opposition.
    — Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Sometimes the game of football just breaks down to making one more big play than the opposition.
    — Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Expect a faster and sharper beast to get their claws into the opposition.
    — Tim Ellis, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The Cavs’ bench is a far more comfortable place to sit than where the opposition curls up.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Betts used her length to hit layups and jump shots over the opposition and finished the first half with 10 points.
    — Haley Sawyer, Daily News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Most people would have thought that who was going to wind up winning at the end of that was the head of the opposition.
    — Donald Heflin, The Conversation, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Most people would have thought that who was going to wind up winning at the end of that was the head of the opposition.
    — Donald Heflin, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The line was a wrecking crew that also managed to outscore the opposition.
    — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 13 May 2026
  • His four shots and six touches in the opposition box were career highs in a league match for Rodon.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • But none of this should be confused with a national wave of love for the opposition party.
    — Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Achraf Hakimi was at right-back but pressing the opposition left-back.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 28 May 2026
  • The next step in this story will depend on how the government and the opposition play their new hands.
    — Juan Pablo Spinetto, The Mercury News, 31 July 2024
  • That said, this is the second game in a row in which a misplay of his led directly to a goal for the opposition.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • His appeal lies in his preference to play on the last line of the opposition’s defence.
    — Carl Anka, New York Times, 30 July 2025
  • That suggests that Tuchel’s choice may well depend on the opposition.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 17 June 2026

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