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Example sentences for "violent opposition"

  • ELIOT, Sir John, a violent opposition leader in Charles I.

  • COKE, Mr. Clement, a violent opposition leader in the second Parliament of Charles I.

  • Violent Opposition to the Ministry in that Kingdom.

  • Thus, cleared of its members, the house of commons voted the army and navy estimates without any display of violent opposition.

  • The bill encountered a violent opposition in the house of lords, but it was carried by a large majority, and then sent down to the commons.

  • The repeal act was sent up to the lords, where it encountered a violent opposition, but it passed toward the end of March, when it received the reluctant consent of the crown.

  • What had been non-violent opposition to British policy had become armed revolt and civil war.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "violent opposition" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


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