Sentences with "against"

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• Examples of sentences with the preposition "against"

The preposition "against" it is used to express opposition and specific forms of location and destination. For example: superheroes fight against villains. / Supported the painting against Wall.

Prepositions are links that relate the different elements of a sentence and are used to indicate origin, provenance, direction, destination, means, reason or possession.

Like all prepositions, "against" is invariable (that is, it has neither gender nor number). This preposition should not be confused with the noun "against", since being different types of words they have different rules of use. The noun "against" is distinguished by being headed by an article (the / one). For example: My son always carries the against. 

Examples of sentences with the preposition "against"

1. The ship is strong, it sails against wind and tide.
2. Modern artists wrote their manifestos against classical art.
3. It is not a good idea to go through life against all the world.
4. The young boxer will have a fight against former champion.
5. The fish was swimming against the current.
6. They discovered a more effective vaccine against the flu.
7. The witness gave his testimony against the accused.
8. This Saturday will be the final of the women's soccer tournament: the north team faces against the south.
9. The Romans fought against many towns.
10. The car crashed against the bridge, luckily, there are no injuries.
11. I am using a cream against the allergy that is very good.
12. Yesterday there were protests in many cities of the world against global warming.
13. Online games have two versions: you can play against the computer or against another user.
14. The spy conspires against your enemies.
15. I hit myself against a sign on the street, but I'm fine because it wasn't a hard hit.
16. In paddle tennis the ball can sting against Wall.
17. The government communicated several measures against current problems.
18. Scientists believe that the meteorite collided against a very distant planet.
19. In that newspaper they always publish news against the governor of the capital.
20. The firefighters managed to win the fight against the fire.
21. In the last decade, programs that fight against hunger.
22. The athlete said he did not know if he would win the race, because he would compete against the best.
23. The glass fell and broke against soil.
24. It was difficult for me to enter my house because there was a staircase against the door.
25. There are new aesthetic treatments against hair loss.
26. The waves of the sea break against the rocks on the coast.
27. Intellectuals gave their opinion against recent reforms.
28. Analía leaned against the tree to rest a bit.
29. They sat looking to different sides, back against back.
30. A lot of money was raised for the fight at the charity event against new diseases.

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