adversary

Example Sentences

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On Friday night, Cronin and the Bruins will take on the challenge of Central Florida and his longtime adversary Dawkins, mindful there are no gimmes once you get this far.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Many point to China as our emerging adversary, but it isn’t only Beijing we have to worry about.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

“We have banned the accounts used by this adversary and value the outreach from Gambit Security.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

There is no precedent for changing a regime or winning a war against a well-armed adversary simply by using air power.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

And he saw the adversary stealing the fruits of his master’s fields and paddocks, carrying off chickens and leading goats by ropes.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson