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run against
Also, run up against or run into . Encounter something, especially a difficulty, unexpectedly. For example, We didn't know we'd run up against so much opposition , or He ran into trouble with his taxes . [Late 1300s]
Work against, as in Public sentiment ran against her . [Late 1300s]
Oppose for elective office, as in Susan decided to run against a very popular incumbent . This usage is a figurative application of running in a footrace. [First half of 1800s]
Example Sentences
Centrists have also recruited Janelle Stelson to run against Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., in Pennsylvania’s 10th District and JoAnna Mendoza, a former drill instructor, to run in Arizona’s Sixth District, which is currently represented by Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Airz.
I told them, “You should run, run against me. Let's make this a race in a very genuine way.”
Freshman Molly Coppola hit a walk-off home run against the Trailblazers.
Still, it’s no easy feat to run against a woman who has won more than a dozen races, most of them by wide margins.
Dodgers right fielder Teoscar Hernández celebrates after hitting a home run against the Yomiuri Giants.
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