Below you will find example sentences with "political opponents". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Political Opponents in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: opponents
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 10
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 25.1 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 2 start, 9 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "political opponents" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 25.1 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as against his political opponents while campaigning, against its political opponents, government, accused and president stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with political parties, political prisoners and political party, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with political opponents
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
His message was one among several that criticized President Biden and other political opponents. (14 words)
Second, federal agencies cannot be permitted to investigate or prosecute political opponents for political reasons. (15 words)
He accused the Biden administration of using government institutions “as a weapon” against its political opponents. (16 words)
He sometimes used his column to deliver pointed invectives against political opponents, and at other times used it as a kind of professor of political theory, educating ANC cadres on the intellectual justifications for ANC policy. (36 words)
Gandhi had held off on completing the agreement for domestic political reasons; she had not wanted to give fodder to those political opponents who accused her of being too cozy with the Soviet Union. (34 words)
In satirizing Swedish society – in particular the upper classes, the cultural and political establishment, and his many personal and professional foes – he could be very confrontational, with scarcely concealed caricatures of political opponents. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Alleging plots and conspiracies against him at home and abroad, Touré’s regime targeted real and imagined opponents, driving thousands of political opponents into exile.
In taking on Disney, DeSantis advanced his reputation as a culture warrior willing to battle political opponents and wield the power of state government to accomplish political goals.
At elections campaign public meetings, it is not unusual for some speakers to resort to political satire and/or puns in song, poetry or speeches to denigrate their political opponents.
Gandhi had held off on completing the agreement for domestic political reasons; she had not wanted to give fodder to those political opponents who accused her of being too cozy with the Soviet Union.
Second, federal agencies cannot be permitted to investigate or prosecute political opponents for political reasons.
The police spokesman further observed that suspected political thugs in some parts of Kano metropolis had embarked on the destruction of posters and billboards mounted by their perceived political opponents.
He sometimes used his column to deliver pointed invectives against political opponents, and at other times used it as a kind of professor of political theory, educating ANC cadres on the intellectual justifications for ANC policy.
In satirizing Swedish society – in particular the upper classes, the cultural and political establishment, and his many personal and professional foes – he could be very confrontational, with scarcely concealed caricatures of political opponents.
The military unit Battalion 316 carried out political assassinations and the torture of suspected political opponents of the government during this same period.
A formidable name as far as the current assembly polls go, Telangana Congress president A. Revanth Reddy has been making scathing statements against his political opponents while campaigning.
As for the Rwanda genocide that happened about 30yrs ago, the current hunt for perpetrators looks like a hunt for political opponents.
But speaking at Tuesday’s meeting, the council’s leader and deputy leader took the opportunity to criticise their political opponents.
But they are part and parcel of the same ugly trend towards pursuing political opponents by any means possible long after they've left office.
During the interview, Lightfoot addressed criticism levied against her by her political opponents, defended her record of accomplishments as mayor, discussed elements from her most recently passed budget, and more.
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo state has again blamed politicians whom he described as his political opponents for the insecurity in the state.
He accused the Biden administration of using government institutions “as a weapon” against its political opponents.
He accused the president of collaboration with Netanyahu’s political opponents, including centrist lawmaker Yair Lapid, though he did not appear to provide any evidence to back up that claim.
His message was one among several that criticized President Biden and other political opponents.
His political opponents argue that the poorly managed dismantling of agencies under state control has ultimately compromised rail safety.
His political opponents fear that five more years at the helm will allow him to consolidate power even further.