6 sentences with 'pitted'
Example sentences and phrases with the word pitted and other words derived from it.
• « The Persian War is remembered in part because it pitted an underdog, Greece, against a great empire, Persia. It is remembered because the underdog won, at least initially. »
• « From 1815 to 1848, these struggles typically pitted conservatives against liberals and nationalists. »
• « On the world stage there were constant disputes between the great powers over their colonies, especially as those colonies were pitted against each other in Africa and Asia. However, violence in the colonies was almost always directed at the native peoples of those colonies, and there the balance of power was squarely on the side of the Europeans. Thus, even European soldiers overseas were inexperienced in facing enemies armed with comparable weapons. »
• « The English Civil War lasted from 1642 to 1649 and pitted the king and his royalist supporters against Oliver Cromwell and his parliamentary forces. »
• « The Whigs advocated an active federal government committed to internal improvements, including a national bank. They made their first national appearance in the 1836 presidential election, a contest that pitted Jackson's hand-picked successor, Martin Van Buren, against several Whig candidates. »