How to use "oppose" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "oppose" in popular movie and book plots

  • Minerva's hatred of Trujillo is intense, but she decides to accept his "gift" because she views it as her only way to effectively oppose him.  - In the Time of the Butterflies (film)
  • Some of the members can't stand the thought of the peace-loving poet being replaced by a Nazi and form a committee to oppose him.  - Pen, Sword, Camisole
  • Faude Carfilhiot leads a band of men out from Tintzin Fyral on a "hunting" expedition to capture one of the barons who oppose his rule.  - Lyonesse Trilogy
  • In order to avoid another Overdrive, Haru and his friends oppose Lucia and his strongest enemies in Star Memory.  - Rave Master
  • Davlo's guilt over the death of his robot eventually leads him to oppose the comet plan altogether.  - Isaac Asimov's Utopia
  • Caliph Alai of the Muslim League and Virlomi, now the virtual goddess of India, oppose his efforts.  - Shadow of the Giant
  • Both Easter and Lizzie oppose that plan, but James's word is final, so at age 5 Queen (Raven-Symoné) moves into the mansion.  - Alex Haley's Queen
  • The area's cattle barons, who oppose statehood and the new regulations that it would bring, hire Valance to sabotage the effort.  - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
  • The ORN Empire (antagonists of the game) has built a large asteroid fortress named the Dyradeizer to oppose the Galaxy Federation.  - Thunder Force
  • This is received poorly by both John and Hester, who oppose the Vietnam War.  - A Prayer for Owen Meany
  • At the trial, Tea Cake's black male friends show up to oppose her, but a group of local white women arrive to support Janie.  - Their Eyes Were Watching God
  • Officially, the Kirks oppose traditional gender roles just as fiercely as the exploitation of humans by other humans.  - The History Man
  • To oppose the Bourbons, the Guises made themselves champions of the Catholic faith and allied themselves with Philip II of Spain.  - House of Guise
  • Happy is assigned the related task of locating the 11th Panzer Corps, which might oppose the wholesale defection.  - Decision Before Dawn
  • Hitler used the 20 July Plot as an excuse to destroy anyone he feared would oppose him.  - Claus von Stauffenberg
  • The Church owns many politicians and takes violent action against those who oppose it.  - Stranger in a Strange Land

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