contras
- plural of contra.
Example Sentences
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Defense Minister Boris Pistorius rejected the suggestion that Germany was standing in the way but said, “we have to balance all the pros and contras before we decide things like that, just like that.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2023
In the late 1980s, the younger Cruz joined the contras.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 31, 2021
The contras died down for most of the past two decades, but are rumoured to be making a comeback amid growing frustration with Ortega’s increasingly authoritarian rule.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 25, 2016
It has been lucrative work, augmented by a group that for years has been in constant need of his services: U.S.-funded Nicaraguan contras across the border.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
Somoza was long gone, the contras were nothing but a memory.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
