Sentence examples for worn against from inspiring English sources

They aren't worn against the skin like organic cotton, or rubbed on the body like soap.

In homage to history Wimbledon wore shirts that closely resembled the white ones worn against Halifax Town in their opening match in 1977.

And if the see-through shirts were pushing the sartorial envelope a bit too far when worn against bare skin, they worked strikingly well as a gossamer layer atop a classic white shirt/black tie combo.

One part of the system is the mechincal apparatus that provides a comfortable atmosphere inside the second part, which is the protective covering nylon, butly, or whatever--that is worn against the hostile environment outside.

Robertson designed a golden robe -- to be worn against a violet sky -- for Sarah Bernhardt for her starring role in Wilde's aborted drama "Salome," but when "The Picture of Dorian Gray" came out, Wilde admonished him, "Graham, the book was not written for you, and I hope you will not read it".

Finally, the coatings were worn against ball-bearing steel using a ball-on-disk tribotester.

Some micro-delamination at the worn surface of the UHMWPE was observed when wearing against uncoated Co Cr, but was not clear in the rest options.

He changed shirts, albeit into the same sky blue Nike top he wore against Verdasco.

She chose the outfit she wore against Tanasugarn because it had brought her success recently.

I wouldn't know what to wear against him: earmuffs or football pads".

The shirt he wore against me in that 1970 match is my prize possession.