Sentence examples for was opposing from inspiring English sources
verb
To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against; to confront; to resist; to withstand.
- To oppose the king in battle
The king's fiction was that he was opposing a rebellion.
And then I learned that Senator Ashcroft was opposing me.
Schott was opposing AWH's bid for a lucrative public-private partnership contract.
Others were student activists, union leaders and peasant organizers, whose crime was opposing the ruling party.
They decided to create a new organization, the Arlington Group, whose sole focus was opposing same-sex marriage.
One woman pushing a stroller said that she was relieved that the group was opposing, not promoting, the far right.
And that while the Labour party was opposing segregation in South Africa and linking itself to landmark anti-discrimination policy.
When he voted against the MX missile and the Star Wars program, he was opposing the arms race and the implied "first strike" doctrine.
A man began talking forcefully to Allawi about how the resistance movement in Mosul was somewhat legitimate, since it was opposing the occupation.
In backing Mr Wulff, Mrs Merkel was opposing a symbol of democratic renewal.It is the latest misadventure for a government that has been stumbling since its inception.
Allred said she was opposing Cosby's motion for a protective order to restrict the public release of the deposition he is set to give on 9 October.
