adversaries

Example Sentences

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Officials have warned that existing systems have not kept pace with increasingly sophisticated weapons possessed by potential adversaries.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Interest in UFOs has been renewed in recent years as the US government probed numerous reports of seemingly supernatural aircraft, amid worries that adversaries could be testing highly advanced technologies.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

They are harder to withdraw, more visible to allies and adversaries, and more directly tied to the defense of specific terrain.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

President Trump has repeatedly demonstrated his desire to use transactional diplomacy to pressure both allies and adversaries.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Our adversaries over the way, I know, have attempted to appropriate it.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly