Example Sentences

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The experts I spoke with were oppositely equivocal, despite acknowledging the apparent quality control issues at Boeing.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2024

"In most insulators, oppositely charged electrons and holes interact with one another just as an electron and a proton bind to form a hydrogen atom," Mehio explains.

From Science Daily • Oct. 5, 2023

Even the grave’s placement within the cemetery, standing apart and oriented oppositely to all the others, is a point of contention.

From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2022

I might look at somebody else’s posts that take oppositely of me and think similar things,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2021

Thus, natural selection acts oppositely on seeds and on fruits.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond