opposite number
Example Sentences
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It was opposite number Oliver Glasner who ultimately seized the initiative with his substitutions.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
George Robertson was his opposite number for Labour.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
There was one sour note for club captain Dupont, though, as he was sent to the sin-bin in the second half for a high tackle on opposite number Thomas Souverbie.
From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026
He holed out off the left-arm spin of his opposite number Mitchell Santner.
From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026
I stand under the trees for a while, opposite number twenty- three.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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