The city is under attack by enemy forces.

I tried to jog my memory by looking at old photographs.

The shepherd skillfully managed the drove of sheep across the rugged terrain.

As a mentee, I have learned a lot from my mentor's guidance.

Out of all the students, she is the smartest.

Despite his best efforts, he lost to his opponent in the final match.

The firefighters managed to dislodge the cat from the tree.

The archaeologists had to carefully dislodge the ancient artifact from the surrounding soil to prevent any damage.

Despite the adversative circumstances, the team managed to pull off a victory.

Her smile contrasted her adversative feeling.