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
Actress Blake Lively was arguably the internet's public enemy number one for a couple of weeks in the summer.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2024
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
One of those dots is the mother of public enemy number one, I think when I hear a faint wailing behind me.
From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko
