Examples of archenemy in a Sentence
The two politicians were archenemies.
The country went to war with its archenemy.
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Instead of a male archenemy, Kyle is gender-flipped into a competitive law enforcement agent named Kayla Craig, who is played by Alona Tal.
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Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 25 Feb. 2026
The cookies are inspired by Marvel villain Doctor Doom, an archenemy of the Fantastic Four.
—Rin Velasco, The Providence Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
The cookies are inspired by Marvel villain Doctor Doom, an archenemy of the Fantastic Four.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
Plenty of observers over the years have drawn a link between the Koopas and their king, Mario’s eternal archenemy Bowser, and the reptilian kappa creatures of Japanese mythology, untrustworthy trickster water spirits with a passing resemblance to turtles.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
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Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 25 Feb. 2026
The cookies are inspired by Marvel villain Doctor Doom, an archenemy of the Fantastic Four.
—Rin Velasco, The Providence Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
The cookies are inspired by Marvel villain Doctor Doom, an archenemy of the Fantastic Four.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
Plenty of observers over the years have drawn a link between the Koopas and their king, Mario’s eternal archenemy Bowser, and the reptilian kappa creatures of Japanese mythology, untrustworthy trickster water spirits with a passing resemblance to turtles.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Archenemy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archenemy. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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archenemy
noun
arch·en·e·my
(ˈ)ärch-ˈen-ə-mē 
: a principal enemy
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