up against

phrase

: confronted with : face-to-face with
the problem we are up against

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Peters held Moses up against the car as two other bystanders swam out with life vests. — Liz Crawford, CBS News, 31 July 2026 Sure, the golfers are up against the elements, but so are their significant others. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026 Teens are up against the worst summer job market in nearly 80 years, fighting just to get a shift at an ice cream shop. — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 25 July 2026 Last year, the number of continuing claims, which are made by people who filed for unemployment insurance for a week or more, was consistently butting up against four-year highs. — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for up against

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“Up against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up%20against. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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