go against
Example Sentences
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Close friends dining across the room from each other might exchange a wave or a quick handshake, but unsolicited business pitches go against the restaurant’s unwritten code of conduct, members say.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
“He had to go against the best defenses every night. I’m proud of him. He brought this program to the Division I level. He was on honor roll every year.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026
“Right now the governor of Texas is spending over $3 million specifically against me, running ads, so it doesn’t sound like they want to go against me,” she said.
From Salon • Mar. 2, 2026
She was, said Moraes, "a black woman who dared to go against the interests of militia members, men, and white people."
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
If Bloodbeard might be truly the most dishonorable and greedy of the'sell- swords, he might be the easiest to sway, but she was loath to go against Ser Barristan’s counsel in such matters.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
