be against
Example Sentences
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“There’s many other reasons to decry and be against what Larry Ellison is doing,” Riley continues.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
The UK's AI Safety Institute recently concluded that while a very powerful model, its biggest threat would be against poorly defended, vulnerable systems.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
She practiced for weeks ahead of the game—which turned out to be against the Yankees.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
It would mean their first World Cup match for 11 years and 253 days would be against Canada on 12 June.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
This is the argument, he says, that Antigone makes in burying her brother Polynices: it may be against the arbitrary and temporary law of the tyrant Creon, but not against the unwritten law of justice.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
