i was playin a opponent in checkers
I beat my opponent in the game.
I suffered defeat at the hands of my opponent.
My talented opponent parried my every thrust.
example he aggressively tackled the opponent to the ground
Battlefield tactics are intended to demoralize the opponent.
The candidate tried to discredit his opponent.
The fighter rained a welter of blows on his struggling opponent.
The politician verbally blasted his opponent in the debate speech.
The sister devised a plan to beat her opponent at chess.
"That was a solid tackle he made, his opponent went straight down."
Sure. ' My opponent decided to capture my pawn in a game.'
I lobbed the ball to him. Lob a tennis shot over an opponent's head.