Sentences with opponent
op·po·nent
O o - ...Mr Kennedy's opponent in the leadership contest. [+ in]
- Norris twice knocked down his opponent in the early rounds of the fight.
- He knocked out his opponent in the third round.
- The team's opponents have not lost a game this season.
- ...opponents of the spread of nuclear weapons. [+ of]
- She is a formidable opponent in the race for senator.
- Cats midfielder Joel Selwood gives his opponent Andrew McQualter the 'don't argue' as he looks to clear the ball.
- Venus Williams remembers little about beating Marta Domachowska but will recall defeating her opponent, Ana Ivanovic.
- Opponent, an unemotional word, refers to anyone who is opposed to one, as in a fight, game, debate, etc.; , antagonist implies more active opposition, especially in a struggle for control or power; , adversary usually suggests actual hostility in the conflict; , enemy may imply actual hatred in the opponent and a desire to injure, or it may simply refer to any member of the opposing group, nation, etc., whether or not there is personal animosity or hostility involved; , foe, now a somewhat literary synonym for , enemy, connotes more active hostility