Sentence examples similar to placed opponent from inspiring English sources

League One promotion challengers Huddersfield and Southampton both saw off lower placed opponents in style, with 6-0 and 3-0 wins over Macclesfield and Cheltenham respectively.

Merton Hanks, the league's vice president of football operations, said the hit on Brown during the playoff game "placed his opponent at unnecessary risk of injury and should have been avoided".

This was not merely a violation of the rules but potentially placed his opponent in a life-threatening or altering situation.

In the past, when a baseball fan bought a seat in a particular section, the ticket had a set price during the season, whether the game was on a drizzly May weeknight against a last-place opponent or on a sunny Saturday in July against the division champions.

Though Emanuel was leading second place opponent Gery Chico by 30 points in the last Chicago Tribune/WGN poll, he sounded open to the possibility of a runoff Sunday.

His poll numbers are through the roof compared to his Republican competitors; a RealClearPolitics average of the major national polls puts Trump above his second-place opponent (Ted Cruz) by 17 points.

Place an opponent in his path, and Stephon Marbury will skip past him.

The Turk would move the chess pieces with its gloved left hand, and nod its head three times when placing its opponent's king in check.

The rules and judging are similar to those used in international freestyle and Greco-Roman bouts and include awarding points based on reversing control, applying a pinning hold, and placing an opponent in danger of pinning.

The catch was, Martin got to place the opponent's ball on the green.

A move that places the opponent's king in check usually has the notation "+" added.