oppose
Example Sentences
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Waldorf didn’t oppose abortion, but she had never considered that the law could apply to her.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
A survey conducted in April from Janet Brown Opinion Research indicated that 67% of the province’s residents oppose separation from Canada, while 27% would vote yes to creating a sovereign state.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
But they did not oppose his candidacy, parliamentary sources told AFP.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Only after making money from those ventures did he come out and oppose them, his challengers say.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Yegey in the Hall of the Thirty-Three today: “I unalterably oppose this blockade of grain-exports to Karhide, and the spirit of competition that motivates it.”
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Vocabulary lists containing oppose
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade 11)
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Common Core Grades 7–8, List 1
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