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Example sentences for: oppose

How can you use “oppose” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Outraged at the threatened loss of a beautiful natural valley, a group of concerned individuals formed the Lake District Defense Association to protect the lakes environment from further destruction and to oppose commercial exploitation.
Despite French support for military intervention, most countries continue to oppose sending in a peacekeeping force without Indonesian approval."
With so broad a constituency behind it, why would anyone oppose the provision?
I'll come right out and say it: I personally oppose the intentional release of radiation near human skin, unless that skin happens to belong to people I don't personally like.
True, they tend to oppose detailed regulations that tell people exactly how they must reduce pollution, preferring schemes that provide a financial incentive to pollute less but leave the details up to the private sector.