pitted

Example Sentences

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“This is about women friendships, women being pitted against each other.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

During part of their discussion, they explored how Rupert Murdoch pitted his children against each other and what those rifts reveal about the family dynamics driving Fox News.

From Slate • Mar. 21, 2026

But while Russell and Antonelli pitted, Leclerc and Hamilton did not.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

State Rep. James Talarico, the winner of Tuesday’s Democratic primary, will no doubt be pleased if he’s pitted against Paxton in November, and so will many down-ballot Democrats.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2026

Under the trees it was pitted where the chunks of snow had fallen, and the banks beside the path were shrinking and settling.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder