Use the word opponent in a sentence

Opponent in a sentence

Here below you will find several sentences that illustrate how to use the word opponent in a sentence.

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   His opponent was Simeon S.

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   He was a dangerous opponent.

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   His opponent, attorney John U.

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   His leading opponent was David B.

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   His opponent, incumbent William J.

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   His Republican opponent Frederic M.

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   His Democratic opponent was John F.

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   His opponent was incumbent Joseph E.

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   This time, his opponent was James D.

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    No details of his opponent are given.

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    This would ensure an inferior opponent for Chicago.

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    He lost to his Conservative opponent by 8,500 votes.

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    Many Mexicans backed his opponent, Francisco Madero.

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    Hancock did not long survive his electoral opponent.

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    Albert, whose opponent Titus Haffa endorsed Thompson.

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    Roosevelt weighed in, backing his former opponent in a radio address on March 29.

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    In a close election, Cleveland was elected over his Republican opponent, James G.

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    Nevertheless, Stevens remained an opponent of the order for the rest of his life.

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    Her chief opponent was a passionate man named Mainwaring, known for his rudeness.

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    Johnson on Birmingham’s behalf, Agnew beat his opponent by 78,487 votes to 60,993.

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    Demosthenes decided to prosecute his wealthy opponent and wrote the judicial oration Against Meidias.

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    Players press buttons to punch and kick their opponent in chains of successive hits, known as combos.

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    Breckinridge’s opponent, Leslie Combs, was a popular War of 1812 veteran and former state legislator.

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    Once a match is completed, players can add a consenting opponent to a Rival Roster for future matches.

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    The network also hosts The Panthers Huddle, a weekly show focusing on the Panthers’ upcoming opponent.

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    He would go free, however, if he defeated his opponent or if he fended him off from sunrise to sunset.

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    Northerners assumed that Fillmore, hailing from a free state, was an opponent of the spread of slavery.

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    No one likes an unnecessary fight, especially not one with as formidable an opponent as Justice Scalia.

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    The device protected the upper arm, head and face when the retiarius kept his left side to his opponent.

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    In another speech, Aeschines brings up the pederastic relation of his opponent with a boy called Cnosion.

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    Even Harry McChesney, Stanley’s primary opponent, urged Kentuckians to vote a straight Democratic ticket.

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    With his opponent defeated, Captain Thomas Louis then took Minotaur south to join the attack on Franklin.

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    This decision pleased the Australians, who regarded Hutton as their most formidable opponent with the bat.

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    Fellow Nixon opponent and former California governor Pat Brown eulogized him, saying, «He was a great man.

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    Hayworth asked his primary opponent, John McCain, to drop several campaign ads featuring McCain and Babeu.

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    On August 30, 2011, Sounders FC hosted their semifinal opponent, FC Dallas, in front of 4,593 at Starfire Sports Complex.

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    A player’s wizard defeats an opponent by desecrating his or her altar through the magical «sacrifice» of a friendly unit.

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    The carpals-raised display has the neck retracted and the carpals raised; displayers are likely to attack their opponent.

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    Kennedy, a political opponent of Nixon’s, came to Nixon’s office and gave him a donation of $1,000 on behalf of Joseph P.

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    The week after the Illinois game, California faced its toughest opponent of the season: third-ranked Southern California.

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    His team dropped two games to Yale and one to Army, but managed to defeat former Triangular Football League opponent MIT.

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    During the campaign, Stanley criticized Beckham’s use of machine politics, calling his opponent «Little Lord Fauntleroy».

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    Owen’s camp knew nothing of the new opponent but went along with the change to provide Owen with much needed competition.

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    In her next title defense on 29 August 2008, Kentikian met Hager Finer of Israel, Halmich’s last opponent before retiring.

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    At 17:03, the rearmost British battlecruiser, Indefatigable, was struck by several shells from her opponent, Von der Tann.

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    Votes were publicly declared in this election, and Macdonald defeated his opponent, Anthony Manahan, by 275 «shouts» to 42 when the election concluded on October 15, 1844.

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    Szilard, in particular, was an early proponent of using liquid bismuth; but the major opponent was Wigner, who argued forcefully in favor of a water-cooled reactor design.

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    Actions committed against enemies outside of battle affects them in combat; the player or opponent who strikes first to trigger a fight will have the first turn in battle.

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    He faced the same opponent as in 1918, Richard Long, but this time Coolidge defeated him by 125,101 votes, more than seven times his margin of victory from a year earlier.

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    When endorsing violence, he did so because he saw no alternative, and was always pragmatic about it, perceiving it as a means to get his opponent to the negotiating table.

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Synonym: adversary, combatant, competitor, contender, enemy, foe, rival. Antonym: ally. Similar words: component, oppose, opposed, opposition, opportunity, continent, prominent, enter upon. Meaning: [ə’pəʊnənt]  n. 1. a contestant that you are matched against 2. someone who offers opposition. adj. characterized by active hostility. 

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(1) In debate he was a formidable opponent.

(2) He socked his opponent on the jaw.

(3) His young opponent counters with his left hand.

(4) He was trying to mystify his opponent.

(5) He was a vociferous opponent of Conservatism.

(6) The boxer grounded his opponent.

(7) The boxer buffeted his opponent about the head.

(8) The knight tilted at his opponent.

(9) He bowled down his opponent in the debate.

(10) The boxer tied into his opponent.

(11) He knocked his opponent down with a single blow.

(12) She bowled out her opponent.

(13) They had their opponent running scared.

(14) The boxer jabbed at his opponent.

(15) He laid his opponent low with a single punch.

(16) The boxer punched his opponent on the nose.

(17) This boxer outweighed by his opponent 20 pounds.

(18) He volleyed the ball back to his opponent.

(19) The opponent was wrong-footed by his passing backhand.

(20) She had a decided advantage over her opponent.

(21) He lunged wildly at his opponent.

(22) He beat his opponent in the election.

(23) Her arrogant behaviour on court psyched her opponent completely.

(24) Graf’s opponent in today’s final will be Sukova.

(25) She had to contest against a very strong opponent for the championship.

(26) He prophesied that within five years his opponent would either be dead or in prison.

(27) Some players see injuring their opponent as a legitimate tactic.

(28) The fascination of the game lies in trying to guess what your opponent is thinking.

(29) That player doesn’t play fairly; did you see him kick his opponent down?

(30) She played badly in the first set[Sentencedict.com], but then she turned the tables on her opponent and won the match.

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