'gainst
Americanpreposition
preposition
Example Sentences
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As the first hymn began, with: "He who would valiant be 'gainst all disaster," she appeared, to take her place.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2022
“Attitude is very important to me. I’m gonna turn my whole life around. I been carryin’ a big chip, felt it was me ’gainst the world.
From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2017
Mr. Leroy leaned up ’gainst a tree and kept having a hard time finding his breathing.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
Where there used to be the normal proper space ’tween buildings, they soon started bumping shoulders ’gainst each other.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
But something ’bout all these questions the sheriff was batting ’gainst me felt different.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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