'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 way it had me mashed up ’gainst it I could feel its heart flopping ’round in its chest like a fish that had got throwed up on the land.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
She looked over in the corner, where Cooter was still mashing his nose up ’gainst the walls.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
Two of ’em reached their hands out at me and strained up ’gainst their chains so’s to get close to the bucket as they could.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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