Wondering how to use Opposes in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .
Opposes meaning
third-person singular simple present indicative of oppose
Using Opposes
- The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of oppose
- In the example corpus, opposes often appears in combinations such as: opposes the, he opposes, who opposes.
Context around Opposes
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 13 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Opposes
- In this selection, "opposes" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, strongly, conservative, committee, trans, international and same stand out and add context to how "opposes" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a conservative opposes same sex and and strongly opposes international recognition. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "opposes" sits close to words such as contemporaries, dudley and duly, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with opposes
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Because she opposes trans ideology. (5 words)
Macron is a selfish fool if he opposes this. (9 words)
No reasonable person opposes teaching American history fully and truthfully. (10 words)
Critics say Mills’ climate plan would be slowed by “this fight over just poles and wires,” as Charlotte Warren, a former state representative who opposes the measure, put it at a recent League of Women Voters forum. (37 words)
It needs to have a clear left and working-class profile, and a programme that opposes the capitalist system that creates injustice, war and disaster, while responding to the nationalism of the right with internationalism and solidarity. (37 words)
China, which sees the U.S. as too pro-Israel, has said it opposes attacks on civilians but has not condemned the initial Hamas attack that started the latest war. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
Because she opposes trans ideology.
Beijing claims the de facto independent island as part of China and strongly opposes international recognition of Taiwan as an independent country.
But when a conservative “opposes same-sex marriage” rather than supports natural, traditional marriage.
China, which sees the U.S. as too pro-Israel, has said it opposes attacks on civilians but has not condemned the initial Hamas attack that started the latest war.
Critics say Mills’ climate plan would be slowed by “this fight over just poles and wires,” as Charlotte Warren, a former state representative who opposes the measure, put it at a recent League of Women Voters forum.
Even Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, opposes reauthorizing Section 702 without fundamental reforms.
Gaza has been under an Israel-Egyptian blockade since 2007 when Hamas, which opposes peace with Israel, took control.
Georgia DA Fani Willis opposes halting case while Mark Meadows tries to move to federal courtaol.
Google says it's a short-lived test in response to the Liberal government's proposed Online News Act, which it opposes.
His father Morgan opposes the Empire, but he's a farmer with limited means, and sends his son to the Academy for an education.
In August, One Temecula Valley PAC, which opposes the majority, started gathering voter signatures seeking to put a recall of Gonzalez, Komrosky and Wiersma on the ballot.
It needs to have a clear left and working-class profile, and a programme that opposes the capitalist system that creates injustice, war and disaster, while responding to the nationalism of the right with internationalism and solidarity.
Judge William Conley concluded in his ruling last month that Enbridge had effectively been trespassing on band territory since 2013, a finding the company opposes.
Labour on the Wirral currently opposes greenbelt development after it lost its majority in 2019 over the issue.
Macron is a selfish fool if he opposes this.
Marshall filed a brief in the federal court case involving Trump that opposes a request to expedite the case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Mulroy, a Democrat, has said he opposes the death penalty “as a policy matter” and that he would vote against it if he were a legislator.
No reasonable person opposes teaching American history fully and truthfully.
Someone who opposes nitrogen plans should not be spoken of as a climate denier.
The cases were brought by conservative activist Edward Blum, president of Students for Fair Admissions, an organization that opposes racial classifications in college admissions.
Common combinations with opposes
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- opposes the 61×
- he opposes 22×
- who opposes 18×
- and opposes 14×
- which opposes 11×
- that opposes 11×
- strongly opposes 10×
- also opposes 9×
- it opposes 6×
- opposes all 6×