public enemy
Example Sentences
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They may see you as public enemy No. 1 whether or not you try to appease and include them.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026
Along the way, Norman’s role in the saga made him golf’s public enemy No. 1.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
He said the pair initially revelled in the public's outrage but, when they realised they would become public enemy number one, were too scared to admit their actions.
From BBC • May 9, 2025
Shortly after, Rubalcava’s then-boss, Assemblymember Avelino Valencia, told her something Briceño had allegedly said to him: “Natalie is public enemy No. 1, and I will stop at nothing until she’s recalled and politically ruined forever.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2024
Ellen and Tim pick me up in the morning so that I won’t have to face the carport because I am officially Patrick Thomas’s public enemy number one.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
