pitted
Example Sentences
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His crusade to cut red tape and ease zoning rules has pitted him against environmentalists and Nimby activists while winning praise from developers.
The second is a story of brothers – one a samurai, the other a shinobi – pitted against each other by an arrogant, cruel father.
From Salon
And to make things interesting, they pitted Artemis against real-world professional hackers, known as penetration testers.
North v south is the storyline to power the finale of next year's inaugural Nations Championships, with the hemispheres pitted against each other in the autumn crescendo at Allianz Stadium in Twickenham.
From BBC
Still, because of community efforts, the region largely avoided “this becoming an act that pitted people against each other on the basis of religion or nationality.”
From Los Angeles Times
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