When he is exactly south of us, or in other words, exactly opposite to us, in his course round the earth, he is said to be in our meridian.
When the sun isexactly opposite to us, can he be opposite to the Rocky Mountains?
When he is exactly south of us, or, in other words, exactly opposite to us in his course round the earth, he is said to be in our meridian; for the word meridian means a line drawn exactly north or south from any place.
An exactly opposite effect is observed when the retina is torpid.
On the other hand, in more healthy states of mind there presents itself an exactly opposite tendency, namely, an impulse of the will to banish whatever when recalled gives pain to the furthest conceivable regions of the past.
Exactly opposite to him a fallen chimney and four blackened walls, still smouldering, were there to remind him of the great tragedy.
Exactly opposite to them was an erection of light framework, obviously built around some hidden object for purposes of concealment.
In a way, he and the man whom he felt instinctively was in some sense of the word his rival, even though an undeclared one, were of exactly opposite types.
The result of this was that he was often compelled to speak and act towards the public in a sense contrary to his true sentiments, that he might conceal his real design by suggesting one of an exactly opposite nature.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "exactly opposite" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
