against the current in English

in opposition to the flow (of water, electricity, air, etc.); in opposition to what is acceptable behavior, non-conformist, individualistic

Use "against the current" in a sentence

1. He paddled furiously against the current.

2. We swam upstream against the current.

3. We were rowing against the current.

4. Fish instinctively fight their way upstream against the current.

5. Unfortunately it's made against the current form of H5N1.

6. There are three commonly cited concerns against the current investment regime:

7. Biased against somebody/something The article was heavily Biased against the current regime.

8. So we beat on, boats against the current , borne back Ceaselessly into the past.

9. They thought little of having to paddle against the current of the rising tide.

10. Study is like a boat against the current . Which do you want, sink or swim?

11. A Win for Gay Rights in Botswana Is a ‘Step Against the Current’ in Africa

12. It is surely no boat but we ourselves who are struggling make headway against the current.

13. Study is like a boat sailing against the current. Which do you want, sink or swim?

14. It bases on ISO measurement standard, and directs against the current system of viaduct in Shanghai.

15. The emerging resistance against the current standard therapy with metronidazole is pushing the search for alternative drugs.

16. If you’re Canoeing in a river with a strong current, don’t try to swim against the current

17. Two Disney shareholder lawsuits were filed against the current and former directors of the company, charging them with wasting corporate assets.

18. She dived down and swam out strongly against the current, towards an orange buoy at the outer edge of the bay.

19. Let me tell you, there is a saying that those who go against the current will die crushed by that current.

20. Also, in recent scientific literature a number of evolutionists themselves have conducted a steady drumbeat of criticism against the current theory.

21. It had plucked Mariana from the pillion seat(Sentencedict.com), skittering her against the current like a flat stone skipped across a pond.

22. This is going to be an exegesis on the famous last line of The Great Gatsby: “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back Ceaselessly into the past.”