rivalry

Example Sentences

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Horner, who led Red Bull to eight drivers' titles and six constructors' championships, and Wolff endured a rivalry for much of the past decade.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

The competition recalls the 1960s-era Space Race between the US and the Soviet Union -- but Harvard professor Matthew Hersch said that rivalry was "unique" and "will not be repeated anytime soon."

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

She was also a reporter covering the U.S.-China tech rivalry, supply chain and Chinese industry policy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

He’s discredited the idea that the two politicians have some kind of a sibling rivalry and noted that their trajectories ran adjacent and never collided.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

"Were they close? Was there a lot of rivalry between them?"

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez