Examples of archenemy in a Sentence
The two politicians were archenemies.
The country went to war with its archenemy.
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The new investigation reveals that a splinter group within the Galactic Federation has created a clone of Samus' archenemy Ridley, as well as ice-resistant Metroids.
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Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 1 May 2025
Why Ukrainians would get involved in a sabotage campaign on behalf of their country’s archenemy has raised troubling questions for Lithuania, Latvia and Poland.
—Tomas Dapkus, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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Barça has a prime opportunity to defeat its archenemy for the third time this season.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
The most well known is the story of Amalek, a nomadic people identified in the Book of Deuteronomy as the archenemy of the Israelites.
—Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2025
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Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 1 May 2025
Why Ukrainians would get involved in a sabotage campaign on behalf of their country’s archenemy has raised troubling questions for Lithuania, Latvia and Poland.
—Tomas Dapkus, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
How to watch the 2025 Copa del Rey final
Venue: Estadio La Cartuja — Seville, Spain
Time: 3:30 p.m. ET Saturday
TV: ESPN Deportes
Streaming: Fubo (try for free)
Barça has a prime opportunity to defeat its archenemy for the third time this season.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
The most well known is the story of Amalek, a nomadic people identified in the Book of Deuteronomy as the archenemy of the Israelites.
—Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Archenemy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archenemy. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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archenemy
noun
arch·en·e·my
(ˈ)ärch-ˈen-ə-mē 
: a principal enemy
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