archenemy

Example Sentences

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Inflation, for central bankers, is the archenemy and the root of all evil.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026

“My dear brother, my archenemy, how did we come to this?”

From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2023

Israel, meanwhile, has engaged in a yearslong shadow war with its archenemy Iran that has spilled out across the wider Middle East.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2023

In the comics, Black Adam is mainly associated with Shazam as his archenemy, so uniting these two on screen would be a natural progression.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2022

Nor has he ever seen a great black-backed gull face to face, which keeps him on continuous guard should he find himself in close proximity with his archenemy without knowing it.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el