VERSUS in a Sentence

Learn VERSUS from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

Example sentences for VERSUS, such as:

1. Hos versus dicas, ne tu furto tua perdas.
2. Tomorrow's game is Newcastle versus Arsenal.

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 Meanings and Examples of VERSUS
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
versus
 ad.  as the alternative to or in contrast with; used to link two or more opposing or contrasting elements
Classic Sentence:
1  JIPES versus WIGZIELL, which did me great service with the profession, I went down into Devonshire, and had some serious conversation in private with the Reverend Horace.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 59. RETURN
2  Lloyd told all the truth about the Standard Oil Company in his Wealth versus Commonwealth; and the book was allowed to die, and you hardly ever hear of it.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 30
3  Hos versus dicas, ne tu furto tua perdas.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER VI—THE LITTLE CONVENT
Example Sentence:
1  The data, which covers applications from within the UK by people who declare their ethnicity, shows that 329 out of 586 white applicants were given an offer of a place, versus 190 of 412 applicants from ethnic minorities.
2  Tomorrow's game is Newcastle versus Arsenal.