against
Example Sentences
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As Villa rebuild, they might hope a match against opponents struggling for wins might be the chance to kick-start their season.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
She says she would expand intelligence-sharing with Washington, work with U.S. agencies and the Coast Guard against drug trafficking and coordinate with Colombia to dismantle criminal groups on the border.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
They recovered 233 dogs, 66 cats, one goose, one parrot, one pig, one rabbit and two goats; all are being kept in county facilities as evidence in the case against De Anda.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
And Dowman will hope that his performance against the Tractor Boys puts him into Arteta's thinking for Saturday's Premier League trip to Brighton.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The screen door hangs open, bumps against the garbage bin, and the mailbox clings lopsided to the faded milky coffee–colored clapboard that wraps the house.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
