pit against

phrasal verb

pitted against; pitting against; pits against

: to cause (someone or something) to fight or compete against (another person or thing)

Tonight's game will pit Smith against Johnson for the championship.

The game requires you to pit your wits against the computer.

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At various points, they were pitted against members of O-Town, a fraternity, and the cast of The Real World: New Orleans. —

Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024 That proved to be a tall task in a city known for jazz, with a long roster of skillful players he’d be pitted against in auditions. —

Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2025 Grande and Erivo may also not have wanted to be pitted against each other. —

Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025 With their cabin shelter burnt down at the end of Season 2, the girls now find themselves in an even more dire situation, pitted against one another in a fight for survival. —

Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 8 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pit against