Examples of archrival in a Sentence
In baseball, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees are archrivals.
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The United States men's Olympic hockey team dominated Slovakia from start to finish on Friday, winning 6-2 to set up a gold medal game against archrival Canada.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
The Americans entered Thursday having won seven consecutive games against their archrival — and the most recent matchup, nine days before, had been a 5-0 blowout.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
Walker Buehler has signed with the San Diego Padres after the right-hander spent the first eight seasons of his major league career with their archrivals, the Dodgers.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Israel’s ability to weaken major non-state actors aligned with Tehran, including Lebanese Hezbollah and Gaza’s Hamas, opened the door for direct hostilities between the two archrivals.
—Alexander Langlois, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
The Americans entered Thursday having won seven consecutive games against their archrival — and the most recent matchup, nine days before, had been a 5-0 blowout.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
Walker Buehler has signed with the San Diego Padres after the right-hander spent the first eight seasons of his major league career with their archrivals, the Dodgers.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Israel’s ability to weaken major non-state actors aligned with Tehran, including Lebanese Hezbollah and Gaza’s Hamas, opened the door for direct hostilities between the two archrivals.
—Alexander Langlois, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Archrival.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archrival. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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archrival
noun
arch·ri·val
(ˌ)ärch-ˈrī-vəl 
: a principal rival
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