come up against

Example Sentences

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Caspian “C-Bird” Hollywell’s wide-eyed, frenetic energy and howling vocals come up against the sweet, mournful steel pedal guitar of suit-and-tie-wearing “Razor” Ramon Santos.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

The 2024 US Open semi-finalist now has virtually no chance of being seeded for Wimbledon, which means he is very likely to come up against a seed in either the first or second round.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

What I would say is that so many of my songs are about the impact and the friction of relationships — how we come up against ourselves and discover ourselves, or don’t.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

And you, my friend, have come up against a brick wall on the eve of your 73rd birthday, when your first RMD is due, and there’s no way around it.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

He wondered if there was some new rule for a minister’s son that he hadn’t come up against yet—if there could possibly be yet another rule that he hadn’t come up against already.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt