How to Use come out against in a Sentence

come out against

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  • Elon Musk, in a tweet, seemed to come out against the proposal.
    — New York Times, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Many of the city’s power brokers have come out against the measure.
    — Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2021
  • This isn't the first time Gosar's family has come out against him.
    — Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 11 Jan. 2021
  • French politicians have come out against the Super League concept.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Apr. 2021
  • As mentioned above, Alwaleed of Saudi Arabia has come out against the bid.
    — CBS News, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Pasadena, Long Beach and Beverly Hills have come out against a new mask mandate.
    — Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2022
  • At least 14 of the 42 Democrats in the state Senate have come out against LaSalle, with even more expressing uncertainty.
    — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 13 Jan. 2023
  • As long as Trump is leading in the primary polls by double digits, the Falwells won’t come out against him.
    — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Stitt is among a group of Republican governors to come out against mask mandates in schools.
    — Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2021
  • Many local business leaders have also come out against the election changes.
    — Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 13 Apr. 2021
  • Collins has come out against the Senate taking up any nominee until voters have had their say at the ballot box.
    — Nick Givas, Fox News, 21 Sep. 2020
  • Breyer, too, has come out against growing the Supreme Court beyond its nine justices, a position McConnell praised him for.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 14 June 2021
  • Hefner is no longer alive to defend himself against such claims, but in his absence, a legion of Playboy alumni have come out against the A&E series.
    — Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Now the Fraternal Order of Police has come out against her because of her seeming animus to cops.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 9 May 2022
  • In the Texas House, the possible retribution for companies that have come out against the bills has been mostly symbolic so far.
    — Dallas News, 4 May 2021
  • But the group did not officially come out against vaccine mandates for domestic flights.
    — Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2021
  • At least one travel industry group has already come out against pre-flight testing on domestic flights.
    — Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2021
  • Unions representing a diverse city workforce of firefighters and paramedics have come out against the mayor’s mandate.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2021
  • The 22-year-old rapper also threw indirect shade at Badazz, T.I. and others who have come out against his latest video, saying that their obsession with him has maybe gone a little too far.
    — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 29 July 2021
  • The current members of the court, including Jackson's mentor Justice Stephen Breyer, have publicly come out against expanding the court.
    — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2022
  • But many of these businesses have also come out against the show, saying the global publicity comes at far too high a cost and vowing not to allow filming on their premises.
    — NBC News, 22 Apr. 2021
  • Two dating apps based in Texas have come out against a state law banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, with the CEO of one starting a fund to help employees seeking abortions outside the state.
    — CBS News, 3 Sep. 2021
  • And in the Jewish diaspora, some of Israel’s most loyal supporters have begun to come out against the plans and actions of Netanyahu’s government.
    — Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2023
  • No lawmakers have explicitly come out against the bill yet, but in the past, efforts to expand government programs for the poor have routinely failed in Arizona.
    — Eli Hager, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Numerous sanctioned Russians living abroad have come out against the war, often with the sidebar that their criticism will put them in good graces with those in charge of sanctions in Washington and Brussels.
    — Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Some of Gascon's own prosecutors have also come out against his directives.
    — Fox News, 12 Feb. 2022
  • In September, Elizabeth Warren became the first senator to come out against Powell getting a second term.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Doctors, public health officials, business leaders and others have all come out against the bills barring the ordering of vaccinations.
    — Scott Bauer, Star Tribune, 23 Mar. 2021
  • Some congressional Democrats in competitive races have come out against the end of Title 42, a public health order that allows border agents to expel asylum seekers.
    — Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2022
  • For Trump, that includes his frequent outbursts, his campaign’s ties to Russia, his impeachment and the number of former government officials and past staff members who have publicly come out against him.
    — cleveland, 26 Sep. 2020

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