put in opposition

Example Sentences

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And often these things are put in opposition to each other.

From The Verge • Jan. 19, 2021

This and that are frequently put in opposition to each other; this, to express what is nearer in place or time; that, what is more remote.

From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold

At the first look it seems very promising that in the old dialogue of Aristo of Pella, a Hebrew Christian, Jason, is put in opposition to the Alexandrian Jew, Papiscus.

From History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) by Buchanan, Neil

The pity was that body and soul had been put in opposition by belonging to different men.

From Gone to Earth by Webb, Mary Gladys Meredith

This determines that the words, but deceiveth his own heart, are not put in opposition to seemeth to be religious, but to bridleth not his tongue. 

From Human Nature and Other Sermons by Morley, Henry