Examples of archrival in a Sentence
In baseball, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees are archrivals.
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Pass protection faltered, the run game stalled and Love couldn’t find a rhythm through the air as Green Bay welcomed Chicago back into the game and the Bears once again took advantage to end their archrival’s season in stunning fashion.
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The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Arizona is riding a five-game winning streak, highlighted by a 23-7 win over archrival Arizona State in the last week of the regular season.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
Shane had put off telling his parents about being gay or loving his archrival.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 26 Dec. 2025
Unlike its archrival Google, Microsoft is not known for its chip prowess and has largely relied on Nvidia GPUs over its in-house chips.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
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The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Arizona is riding a five-game winning streak, highlighted by a 23-7 win over archrival Arizona State in the last week of the regular season.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
Shane had put off telling his parents about being gay or loving his archrival.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 26 Dec. 2025
Unlike its archrival Google, Microsoft is not known for its chip prowess and has largely relied on Nvidia GPUs over its in-house chips.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Archrival.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archrival. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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archrival
noun
arch·ri·val
(ˌ)ärch-ˈrī-vəl 
: a principal rival
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