How to Use opposition in a Sentence

opposition

noun
  • The proposed change has met with opposition from the town's business leaders.
  • They're going ahead with the plans despite strong opposition from residents.
  • The coach advised her team not to underestimate the opposition.
  • The nominee faces strong opposition in the Senate.
  • Rebels have so far offered little opposition to advancing troops.
  • Each candidate is focused on raising more money than the opposition.
  • The leader of the Opposition criticized the prime minister for his comments.
  • Much of the opposition focused on the end of cash bail on Jan. 1.
    Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 30 Nov. 2022
  • One area of focus now is the use of barrel bombs by the regime against opposition areas.
    Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The Jaguars average 76 points per game, 21 of those come off the opposition's turnovers.
    Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2022
  • In the late 1970s, plans for the building became a lightning rod for racist-tinged opposition.
    Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2024
  • The more opposition the settlement attracts, the more Wilken will have to weigh in whether to approve or reject it.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 July 2024
  • Most opposition parties, including the left and the far-right, are strongly against the plan.
    Sylvie Corbet and Jade Le Deley, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Jan. 2023
  • London thinks red state opposition to that aspect of the ACA has reached a tipping point.
    Erika Fry, Fortune, 9 June 2023
  • The question is whether the Jaguars can get that scoring against high-level opposition.
    Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Within weeks of the Sept. 7 raids, opposition to the Hasdeo mine began to falter.
    Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 5 June 2023
  • Despite this show of opposition, SB 735 still has a good shot of getting to the governor’s desk.
    Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Apr. 2023
  • To be fair, delivering the State of the Union opposition address is a thankless job.
    Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Pheu Thai, the main opposition party that has been a populist force in Thailand for 20 years, came second.
    Helen Regan, CNN, 15 May 2023
  • Now, the coalition faces a new challenge: Getting Ohio voters on board and staving off opposition from the state's top leaders.
    Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Though the Venezuelan opposition—and the Trump administration—would limp along in their attempts to oust Maduro, the best chance had been lost.
    Zach Dorfman, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The measure now heads to the desk of Governor Kim Reynolds, who will likely sign it, despite the widespread opposition.
    Tori Otten, The New Republic, 12 July 2023
  • Some of the strongest opposition has come from the region’s wealthiest and Whitest enclaves.
    Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024
  • But the bill prompted strong opposition from parents, coaches and kids.
    Adam Beam, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2024
  • But like Billups alluded to, the Blazers must at least make the right decisions to make things more difficult for the opposition.
    oregonlive, 8 Dec. 2022
  • The 70-year-old opposition leader appeared in a court on Wednesday for a hearing in which a judge was asked to approve keeping him in custody for up to 14 days.
    USA TODAY, 10 May 2023
  • Musk himself has voiced strong opposition to the lawyers’ fee proposal.
    Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 10 June 2024
  • But that doesn’t seem like a sure things, as the bill has also drawn some opposition from within Republican ranks.
    Jared Gans, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The plan would likely encounter at least some opposition.
    Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2024
  • Since 2022, the R.N. has constituted the largest opposition party in the Assemblée.
    Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024

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