against

Example Sentences

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But another issue may be that “Nvidia has now gotten so big that it is bumping up against the law of large numbers,” Goldberg said in a Monday note.

From MarketWatch

Even if such an assault were to succeed, the U.S. beachheads would have to be protected against counterattacks from the IRGC, whose strength is estimated at 190,000 active personnel.

From The Wall Street Journal

Two hundred straw hats bobbed against the punishing sun, and not a bonnet among us.

From Literature

I saw her then, just a darkness against deeper dark.

From Literature

It stood up against the yawning lid, shiny and sharp with a flaring nostril.

From Literature