pit against

phrasal verb

pitted against; pitting against; pits against

: to cause (someone or something) to fight or compete against (another person or thing)

Tonight's game will pit Smith against Johnson for the championship.

The game requires you to pit your wits against the computer.

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Its rise is particularly vexing for Syria’s religious minorities, who were often pitted against one another during the ironfisted rule of Assad and the years of civil war. —

Matt Bradley, NBC News, 15 Dec. 2024 His career, his real identity and his mission are pitted against his heart; hurling them both into a deadly game of international intrigue and espionage. —

Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024 Virginia often felt othered and isolated and even remembers being pitted against a Black athlete on an opposing team. —

Essence, 17 Oct. 2024 Ford, a Republican, took over as president of the United States upon Richard Nixon's resignation in 1974 and, less than two years later, would be pitted against Carter, a Democrat, when both ran competing presidential campaigns. —

Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pit against