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public enemy

NOUN
common enemy
Synonyms
WEAK
criminal felon gangster lawbreaker malevolent outlaw perpetrator public enemy number one racketeer scofflaw universal foe villain

Example Sentences

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They may see you as public enemy No. 1 whether or not you try to appease and include them.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

Along the way, Norman’s role in the saga made him golf’s public enemy No. 1.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

To hear prosecutors tell it, Jose Landa-Rodriguez was public enemy No. 1.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2025

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

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