public enemy
Example Sentences
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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
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
She then declares Emperor Palpatine is a monster and becomes the Empire’s most prominent public enemy.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 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
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
