He indeed pushed himself into the front place by dint of copious verbosity, and militant oppugnancy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, November 7, 1891] Reference

There seems a mere oppugnancy of nature between the two, and yet both were, in different ways, the dupes of their own imaginations.    From Wordnik.com.  [Among My Books First Series] Reference

His not trying his improved scull-cap is an exquisite trait of human character, founded on the oppugnancy of the soul in such a state to any disturbance by doubt of its own broodings.    From Wordnik.com.  [Literary Remains, Volume 1] Reference

A desire or thought of purpose, and all the other thoughts acquire a feeling tone from their relation of harmony or oppugnancy to this.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Pluralistic Universe Hibbert Lectures at Manchester College on the Present Situation in Philosophy] Reference

Nay, I will go farther, and assert that the contrary belief, the hypothesis of prognostication, is in irrecconcileable oppugnancy to our Lord’s declaration, that the times hath the Father reserved to Himself.” —.    From Wordnik.com.  [Essays and Reviews: The Education of the World, Bunsen's Biblical Researches, On the Study of the Evidences of Christianity; Seances Historiques de Gen��ve; On the Mosaic Cosmogony; Tendencies of Religious Thought in England, 1688-1750; On the Interpretation of Scripture.] Reference

In mere oppugnancy; the bounded waters.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tolstoy on Shakespeare A Critical Essay on Shakespeare] Reference

In mere oppugnancy: the bounded waters.    From Wordnik.com.  [Shakespearean Tragedy Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth] Reference

And sat in that oppugnancy steel-mailed.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Legends of Saint Patrick] Reference

In mere oppugnancy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Frank Dwyer: The Mystery of the Ekalektic Shakespeares] Reference