'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
The men were tossing two little white square boxes with dots all over ’em up ’gainst a wall.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
She was so scairt of the cap’n that she was jumping at every owl hoot and near tackling me whenever something rustled ’gainst a branch in the woods out back.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
I opened my eyes and saw the dog was out cold, his head was lolling up ’gainst my side.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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