'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
But something ’bout all these questions the sheriff was batting ’gainst me felt different.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
When I busted ’round the corner I saw Mr. Alston squatting ’gainst a wagon wheel watching the other men tossing the white spotty boxes.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
The hairs on the back of my neck started jumping like a skeeter’d brushed up ’gainst ’em.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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