work against

Example Sentences

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As gold is a nonyielding asset, higher interest rates tend to work against it.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

A drug currently being tested to treat hepatitis C may also work against hepatitis E by stopping the virus from reproducing.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

“Yesterday was a good one,” Roberts said Wednesday morning of Gervase’s inning of work against the Cleveland Guardians.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

The African Snakebite Institute warns that traditional remedies are not known to work against highly venomous snakes.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

Anthony was equally disgusted with the wording of the Fourteenth Amendment, and she pledged that she would work against its ratification.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling