over against
Example Sentences
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When he gave away 31 runs in an over against Punjab Kings, the word "nepotism" figured in many reactions.
From BBC
When he bowled an excellent final over against Sunrisers Hyderabad, conceding just five runs while defending 20, there were fewer responses.
From BBC
Racine broke down the door and found her roommate on the toilet, slumped over against the shower door.
From Washington Post
President Richard M. Nixon cemented the insular turn in 1971, when he vetoed an act that would have funded day-care centers, claiming that the legislation would “commit the vast moral authority of the national government to the side of communal approaches to child rearing over against the family-centered approach.”
From Washington Post
If you turn the ball over against them or if you try to run up and down against them, they are just too young and athletic.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
