public enemy
Example Sentences
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To the religious authorities in England in the early 16th century, an obdurate Oxford scholar became a public enemy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
He wants to leave everything to me, but not tell his children, which would make me public enemy No. 1.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026
To hear prosecutors tell it, Jose Landa-Rodriguez was public enemy No. 1.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2025
"Owning up to this arboreal equivalent of mindless thuggery would make them public enemy number one," Mr Wright said.
From BBC • May 7, 2025
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
