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.
• 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 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
• 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
• The plan would likely encounter at least some opposition.
  — Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2024
• For years, opposition to Obamacare was, almost as much as his support for a border wall.
  — Philip Elliott, TIME, 2 Apr. 2024
• Plans for such a shelter have come and gone over the years, often bringing neighborhood opposition.
  — Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2024
• At the naming ceremony, Lewis did not mention his past opposition to the project.
  — Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
• Not only that, all three have a small but stubborn opposition intent on blocking their path to the speakership.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 20 Oct. 2023
• The prime minister's spokesman said the leaders spoke Monday about Britain's opposition to the use of cluster munitions.
  — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 11 July 2023
• In essence, melatonin and vitamin D work in opposition.
  — Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 28 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Nov 2024