How to use opposed in a sentence

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• The abbreviated lesson only took fifteen minutes as opposed to an hour and a half.From the entry abbreviated
• Cromwell had Colonel Pride purge Parliament of royalists who opposed Charles I's execution.From the entry purge
• The vote is 4 in favor and 20 opposed; the nays have it.From the entry nay
• The hippies were noted for their anti-establishment ways, firmly opposed to the order their parents so revered.From the entry anti-establishment
• A large swath of the population is opposed to this government policy.From the entry swath
• The proneness of animals is opposed to the erect posture of human beings.From the entry proneness
• She was opposed to the new housing development, but we eventually brought her round.From the entry bring round
• The Church opposed burning people who had received the myron of chrismation in the baptism ritual.From the entry chrismation
• I was opposed to his ideas, but he sold me on them.From the entry sell on
• Recycled sewer water is opposed by many sanitation agencies due to the yuck factor.From the entry yuck factor
• The patient's MOI is easy to identify, as opposed to the NOI, which is symptomatic only.From the entry moi
• They are opposed to any form of hierarchy.From the entry oppose
• The conative, as opposed to the cognitive or affective, relates to purposeful, but not necessarily ultimately rational, action.From the entry conative
• A polylectic term is a multi-word term, as opposed to a monolectic term which is a one-word term.From the entry polylectic
• The decision to strip-mine was opposed by environmentalists.From the entry strip-mine
• A shutout is a reverse strike: the union complained and the workers wanted to work, but management was opposed.From the entry shutout
• The patient's NOI is harder to identify because it is entirely symptomatic, as opposed to the MOI, which is obvious.From the entry NOI
• My grandmother Rosemary never cared much for antique shops, she preferred modern goods as opposed to the things of yore.From the entry antique shop
• There were 50 votes in favor and 48 opposed.From the entry in favor
• The army opposed the legislature's involvement.From the entry army
• The purpose of physical alchemy—as opposed to its various spiritual pursuits—was to treat the supposed leprosity of base metals such as lead, refining and purifying them into gold.From the entry alchemy
• They both opposed an eventual imposition of anti-dumping measures as they considered that it could lead to a cessation of imports of the product concerned from the PRC79.From the entry eventual
• The purpose of physical alchemy—as opposed to its various spiritual pursuits—was to treat the leprosity of base metals such as lead, refining and purifying them into gold.From the entry leprosity
• This process is known as pyrometallurgy, and is suitable for sulfide ores as opposed to oxide ores.2025 April 1, Dorjdari Namkhaijantsan, Zoljargal Naranbaatar, “Copper and the energy transition”, in Copper Sector Expansion in Mongolia…. From the entry semi
• In practice, most of the industry has collectively opposed this for the past 25 years.2023 February 22, Sir Michael Holden, “Comment: A farewell to micro-management”, in RAIL, number 977, page 3. From the entry seismic
• So we're competing with a somewhat different product — news programming as opposed to news wheels.2023, Johnston Carla Brooks, Winning the Global TV News Game. From the entry news wheel
• His warning was chillingly resonant of late 20th century clashes between two ideologically opposed superpowers.2022 January 10, Stephen Collinson, “Biden confronts challenges to democracy at home and abroad this week”, in CNN. From the entry ideologically
• “As opposed to having that customer-owner relationship, it’s more kibbutzy,” Lehrer Sandalow said.2019 July 12, Josefin Dolsten, “A Chicago co-working space is a Jewish take on WeWork”, in The Times of Israel, archived from the original…. From the entry kibbutzy
• The thorough going Anti-vaccinist is not merely opposed to vaccination, but hates it as the accursed thing.2018, Trung Nguyen, C. Killick Millard, The Vaccination Question in the Light of Modern Experience. From the entry anti-vaccinist
• Significantly more cervical spine injuries were seen in fallers as opposed to jumpers.2016, Michael P. Burke, Forensic Pathology of Fractures and Mechanisms of Injury. From the entry jumper
• The intercropping system altered bacterial community structures in the rhizosphere as opposed to that in monocultured crops.2016 March 3, “Variation of Bacterial Community Diversity in Rhizosphere Soil of Sole-Cropped versus Intercropped Wheat Field after…. From the entry monocultured
• As opposed to the average gifset, studyblrs tend to post or reblog aesthetic pictures of personal workspaces.2015 October 22, Christine Chow, “It's all a blr: Motivating your study”, in The Silhouette, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, page 22. From the entry studyblr
• Chicago's mayor Edward Kennelly, the city alders, and many white Chicagoans opposed this siting plan.2013, Dawn Day Biehler, Pests in the City: Flies, Bedbugs, Cockroaches, and Rats, page 180. From the entry alder
• Rather than encouraging his countrymen to liberate their slaves, he opposed both private manumission and public emancipation.2012 November 30, Paul Finkelman, “The Real Thomas Jefferson: The Monster of Monticello”, in New York Times, retrieved 03 Aug 2015. From the entry manumission
• As opposed to striving for balance or objectivity, Foxification pushes journalism towards more comment, speculation and politicisation.2012, Stephen Cushion, Television Journalism, SAGE Publications Ltd, →ISBN, page 96. From the entry Foxification
• Alone on my terrace, as opposed to dining oceanside with the man of my dreams.2011, Tracy Price-Thompson, TaRessa Stovall, “The Wrong Side of Mr. Right”, in My Blue Suede Shoes: Four Novellas, Atria Books, →ISBN…. From the entry oceanside
• Rift-sawn boards have a straight grain pattern as opposed to the circular pattern of the plain-sawn boards.2011, Jeff Strong, Woodworking For Dummies, →ISBN. From the entry rift-sawn
• The groyne proposal was put forward by a group of residents opposed to managed retreat.2011 October 27, Marty Sharpe, “Residents may have to quit Haumoana homes”, in Stuff, retrieved 03 Sep 2021. From the entry managed retreat
• Plasmatic discharge comes from gasses leaving our bodies as opposed to the energy bands.2010, Rev. Kenneth D Klaman, Following the Light: A Guide in Practical Theology, page 91. From the entry plasmatic

Meaning of opposed

1. adjective Acting in opposition; opposing.
2. adjective Being, of having an opponent; not unopposed.
3. adjective Opposite.

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Questions about opposed in a sentence

How do you use opposed in a sentence?

Opposed is used as an adjective. For example: “The abbreviated lesson only took fifteen minutes as opposed to an hour and a half.”

What is a short sentence with opposed?

“The army opposed the legislature's involvement.”

What does opposed mean?

Opposed means acting in opposition; opposing.