athwart

Example Sentences

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Nelson may be especially sensitive to the plight of a Democratic senator standing athwart major policy.

From Washington Post

In this situation, it is especially important to have the pope standing athwart the divide with an unwavering call to uphold human dignity and serve the common good.

From Washington Post

Today, some schools — generally newer and smaller — advertise themselves directly as standing athwart history.

From New York Times

Alternatively, as many Republican politicians seem to prefer, we can stand athwart history yelling “stop,” merely gumming up traffic.

From Washington Post

Yet Atherton Lin is always on the outskirts of those communities, taking shots at their centers even as he acknowledges their orbits, always standing in and athwart his subject.

From New York Times