Examples of archrival in a Sentence
In baseball, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees are archrivals.
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The Dodgers don’t usually get any intentional help from their archrivals, the Giants.
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David Daley, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
If India expanded its nuclear stockpile, historical patterns suggest its archrival, Pakistan, would likely seek parity.
—Andrew S. Erickson, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2024
Both soon established themselves as the Mustang’s archrivals, on the street and in motorsport.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2024
Madrid's archrival Barcelona owns 22 EU trademarks and seven designs.
—Samuel Petrequin, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2024
After both his company and archrival BYD reported disappointing quarterly profits despite record vehicle sales, French carmaker Renault abandoned its 2022 plan to spin off and float its EV unit Ampere on the stock market.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2024
And Reuters reported Sunday that Kirby recently flew to the French city of Toulouse to discuss a potential deal to buy planes from Boeing’s archrival Airbus.
Ryanair, for its part, remains committed to the Max 10, having inked a $40 billion deal last year to buy up to 300 of the aircraft.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024
The Ravens rightly chose the long view over pursuit of victory
The NFL’s best team was in M&T Bank Stadium but not on the field Saturday as the Ravens waved goodbye to a magnificent regular season with a less-than-magnificent performance against their archrival.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2024
Michigan fans themselves were not too fond of Harbaugh when the team kept losing to Ohio State, but after the Wolverines beat their archrivals the past two years running, much, if not all, was forgiven.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2023
David Daley, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
If India expanded its nuclear stockpile, historical patterns suggest its archrival, Pakistan, would likely seek parity.
—Andrew S. Erickson, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2024
Both soon established themselves as the Mustang’s archrivals, on the street and in motorsport.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2024
Madrid's archrival Barcelona owns 22 EU trademarks and seven designs.
—Samuel Petrequin, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2024
After both his company and archrival BYD reported disappointing quarterly profits despite record vehicle sales, French carmaker Renault abandoned its 2022 plan to spin off and float its EV unit Ampere on the stock market.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2024
And Reuters reported Sunday that Kirby recently flew to the French city of Toulouse to discuss a potential deal to buy planes from Boeing’s archrival Airbus.
Ryanair, for its part, remains committed to the Max 10, having inked a $40 billion deal last year to buy up to 300 of the aircraft.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024
The Ravens rightly chose the long view over pursuit of victory
The NFL’s best team was in M&T Bank Stadium but not on the field Saturday as the Ravens waved goodbye to a magnificent regular season with a less-than-magnificent performance against their archrival.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2024
Michigan fans themselves were not too fond of Harbaugh when the team kept losing to Ohio State, but after the Wolverines beat their archrivals the past two years running, much, if not all, was forgiven.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2023
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“Archrival.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archrival. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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archrival
noun
arch·ri·val
(ˌ)ärch-ˈrī-vəl 
: a principal rival
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