pitted
Example Sentences
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In the endurance round, James’s mother, Christiane Coutant, was pitted against Alicia, who is half her age.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
But “Secret Wars” gets its name from a couple of Marvel comic book storylines that involve various heroes being pitted against each other.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
The artificiality of all this, however, has pitted him against traditionalists who believe in the ocean's ability to self-heal.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Throughout his career, Neill pitted himself against creatures both real and imagined — or, even more often, somewhere in-between — to reveal humanity’s foibles in the face of the freakish and fantastic.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
The few suffering survivors, noted Second Lieutenant Peter Puget, were “most terribly pitted . . . indeed many have lost their Eyes.”
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
