On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Oppose. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as fight or match and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Oppose meaning
- To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against.
- To object to.
- To present or set up in opposition; to pose.
Synonyms of Oppose
Using Oppose
- The main meaning on this page is: To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against. | To object to. | To present or set up in opposition; to pose.
- Useful related words include: contend, fight, match, pit.
- In the example corpus, oppose often appears in combinations such as: oppose the, to oppose, who oppose.
Example sentences (20)
In 2013, a number of political parties formed a synergy with civil society groups to become the All Progressives Congress, and adopting an “oppose, oppose, oppose” strategy, they managed by 2015 to get the ruling Peoples Democratic Party out of power.
Speaking to reporters, Pramod Muthalik, national president of the Sena, said that they oppose the celebration every year and the group will oppose it this year also.
These men may not oppose gay rights even if they’re vaguely homophobic; they may not oppose abortion or contraception and they’re sexually active (or at least wish to be).
Our position is really straightforward, because we firmly oppose and work aggressively to address BDS on campus, and we firmly oppose and work aggressively to address anti-Semitism.
The number of Jews who oppose anti-Semitism, who oppose Zionism, is not marginal as Bret suggests.
When probing attitudes on “annexation” of territories held by Israel, we found that close to 60% of the sample (and over 70% of those under age 60) did not firmly oppose “annexation,” although a solid 40% did oppose it.
While 83 percent of Democrats support Puerto Rican accession and only 11 percent oppose it, 45 percent of Republicans support the idea and 48 percent oppose it.
AAP decision came hours after Congress announced that they will oppose the Central government ordinance.
A banner reads "Oppose another reclamation in Tseung Kwan O. No cement plant!
Across the province, 55 scientists, advocates and nature-based organizations have come together to oppose a draft plan proposed by the province to manage grizzly bears.
Advocates who oppose the detention of immigrant minors say HHS facilities are not suited to hold them for weeks or months, as sometimes happens.
Affirmative action, for example, is a problematic topic for the Democratic Party, even though most of its voters support the policy, because there are more Democrats who oppose it than Republicans who support it.
After Disney executives said they would oppose the law following pushback from its staff, Mr DeSantis removed its self-governing status in June of last year.
After not receiving any firm commitments from newly reinstated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ukrainian representatives allegedly opted not to oppose a recent anti-Israel resolution.
Agran also denied any allegations of manipulating the district process, arguing that it was just Kim continuing to oppose district elections.
A handful of senior state and federal Liberal politicians are scratching their heads over Peter Dutton's decision to formally oppose to Parliament in a sign the position could divide the party.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Thursday her government will oppose the pending regulations.
All the respondents in the matter did not oppose the application for an adjournment.
All three school districts whose boundaries include the Chicago Bears' 326-acre Arlington Park property are now all on board in hiring a joint lobbyist to oppose, or at least amend, legislation that would give the franchise a massive tax break there.
Although they did not oppose the sitting Socialist Party NEC members, they campaigned only for their own candidates.
Common combinations with oppose
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- oppose the 62×
- to oppose 59×
- who oppose 29×
- oppose it 17×
- would oppose 11×
- will oppose 10×
- not oppose 10×
- they oppose 7×
- and oppose 6×
- oppose such 5×