opponent

Example Sentences

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It has also brought together Israeli and Lebanese army officials to enhance security coordination around their shared opponent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

In office he joined the Congressional Progressive Caucus and distinguished himself as a forceful opponent of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Harvie won handily in his primary, but Baines, in the California primary on Tuesday, was trailing her progressive opponent, Randy Villegas, at the time of writing, though the race was too close to call.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

In the 2024 French Open final, he came up against a better opponent in Carlos Alcaraz - whose emergence alongside Sinner meant many thought Zverev had missed his chance to land a major.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

So the only way the game made any sense to Bobby was to study the board anew after every single move, pretending he was playing a real opponent.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady