Sentence for opposite | Use opposite in a sentence

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• The opposite of strict. (8)
• There is France opposite. (10)
• They sat opposite each other. (8)
• Gyp was the opposite of those. (8)
• That was his club, nearly opposite. (8)
• Patrick opposite was flowing in speech. (10)
• She sent a skimming look at the opposite. (10)
• I appealed to Hawthorne, who sat opposite. (14)
• Wilfrid looked moodily into the opposite hedge. (10)
• He stood at one door, Karen at the opposite one. (12)
• Adding, who sat opposite Mr. Kenby on the Norumbia. (9)
• Perhaps she had tried the opposite set pretty much. (10)
• He stared at it from the shadow of the opposite side. (10)
• Ripton took a breath, and eyed the mask opposite him. (10)
• Opposite to this window is a door leading into the hall. (8)
• She noted carefully the river bank opposite the tall poplar. (8)
• The bluffs of the opposite bank were wooded with high trees. (8)
• The sight of his uncle opposite, too, was a sharp incentive. (8)
• There are cases in which I should give the opposite opinion. (8)
• A door opposite the fireplace opens inward from a snowy street. (8)
• The blunt flames of the fire opposite threw a sombre glow on it. (10)
• This figure was in every respect the opposite of my last visitor. (6)
• There is a Veronese in one of the churches of the Giudecca opposite. (10)
• But instead of soothing Shelton, these words had just the opposite effect. (8)
• That is why it is better for men of extremely opposite opinions not to meet. (10)
• Hung to the dresser, opposite, was a little mahogany looking-glass tilted forward. (8)
• On the buildings opposite she could read the name of another great evening journal. (8)
• Only when they stand on the opposite bank, do they see what a leap they have taken. (10)
• The black, slow figure of a policeman moved noiselessly along the railings opposite. (8)
• The two similar performances, so very innocent, had wondrous opposite consequences. (10)
• She had been sitting at the table opposite, but she got up now and went to the hearth. (8)
• But you have not an idea of what is requisite in situations directly opposite to your own. (4)
• The room we were in had its entrance in this open space, the fireplace opposite, at the end. (7)
• On a little island opposite Louisburg there was a battery mounted with thirty-two heavy cannon. (19)
• Sitting on the edge of the bed opposite Christian, she had an icy stare and went on whimpering. (12)
• No, it was not to be supposed that Lady Russell would perceive him till they were nearly opposite. (4)
• I have really a curiosity to see the person who can give occasion to such directly opposite notions. (4)
• When opposite her, we burst suddenly into brazen harmony, and the woman gave a scream of great joy. (21)
• Opposite the great mouth of the mysterious Saguenay red-men in birch bark canoes came to greet them. (19)
• The countess pointed to a chair, sat down opposite her guest, and assumed the expression of a judge. (12)
• Opposite sat a man with a single diamond stud, a white waistcoat, black moustache, and hawk-like face. (8)
• The editor and the publisher found the manager and the proprietor seated on opposite sides of the table. (9)
• Through the thin fume of his cigar Lord Valleys watched that long figure sunk deep in the chair opposite. (8)
• Opposite his mother in the cab going home, Val tasted the after-fruits of heroism, like medlars over-ripe. (8)
• Letitia, sitting opposite him with a closed book in her hand, watched him with delicate and cunning attention. (12)
• The bar, with the appurtenances thereof, stretches across one end, and opposite is the porch door on to the green. (8)
• Angelo descended from the concealment of the opposite trees, where he had stationed himself to watch the departure. (10)
• As he threw his eyes round again, they encountered those of a monk opposite fastened on him in penetrating silence. (10)
• There are tiger-skins on the floor, horns on the walls; and a writing-table against the wall opposite the fireplace. (8)
• Two lofty heights opposite West Point protected the eastern bank with frowning cannon that overlooked the whole valley. (18)
• She stood very still, trying not to see or hear, and in the corn opposite to her a rabbit stole along, crouched, and peeped. (8)
• The parting was as quiet and cheerful as, in the opposite degree, Vittoria had thought it would be melancholy and regretful. (10)
• I pulled like a madman; and that great man, with his bare arms crossed, was like a huge, tawny bull sitting there opposite me. (8)
• She sank into the chair opposite, and beamed at him across the little iron table, as she lifted the pot to pour out his coffee. (9)
• But in the grey, dusty railway-carriage when she had left him, he was like a man drugged, staring at where she had sat opposite. (8)
• The son of the hardheaded father came out at a crisis; and not too highhandedly: he could hear an opposite argument to the end. (10)
• All one bright wintry day we marched down from our eyrie; all one bright wintry night we climbed the great wooded ridge opposite. (7)
• The old man was not cold, passionless…. Those two men opposite him knew what was the fact in this matter so momentous to him. (13)
• Her father flicked at his offended elbow with the opposite hand, and sat crumpled up till all had passed him: then went out alone. (10)
• In agreeable contrast to this dull and desolate waste of marsh and willow swamp, is the rich pastoral country of Bulgaria opposite. (20)
• And really I feel, at the sound of praise, though I like it, that the opposite, satire, condemnation, has its good right to pelt me. (10)
• There was the great door leading to the first landing and state-room; and opposite exactly there was the panel of the secret passage. (10)
• Here he became so overcome with merriment, that he was obliged to sit down, which he did opposite to me, and actually shook with laughter. (6)
• It is one of two evidently designed by the same architect who built some houses in a characteristic taste on Beacon Street opposite the Common. (9)
• There was a man who said: Strange that two such queerly opposite qualities as courage and hypocrisy are the leading characteristics of the Anglo-Saxon! (8)
• There was the waggonette moving from the door, old Godden driving, luggage piled up beside him, and the Stormers sitting opposite each other in the carriage. (8)

Also see sentences for: adverse, antagonistic, antithesis, conflicting, contending, contrary, contrasted.

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