against

Example Sentences

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"We are playing against one team and we are focusing on cricket. Whenever I'm playing, I'm not thinking about whatever, I treat it as one match and opponent."

From BBC

Leerdam had earlier set down a time of 37.15sec but Kok powered through the line in her skate against the American Erin Jackson to go more than half a second faster.

From Barron's

Fran Perez, Oscar Valentin and Nobel Mendy struck for Rayo, who thoroughly deserved their triumph against an Atletico side that had thrashed Spanish champions Barcelona 4-0 in the Copa del Rey on Thursday.

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Simeone, who rotated much of the team that beat Barca with Wednesday's Champions League play-off against Club Brugge in mind, did not agree with all of Oblak's analysis.

From Barron's

However, he saw some improvement from the debacle at Twickenham, when they also collected four yellow cards, and some reason for optimism for Wales to take into their final three games in the tournament against Scotland, Ireland and Italy.

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