In baseball, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees are archrivals.
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However, West Virginia just handed its archrival a transitive loss to the MAC’s scrappy Ohio.—Jason Kirk, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025 One of the biggest is China’s ties with Pakistan, India’s archrival and a fellow nuclear power.—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 31 Aug. 2025 As the clock wound down on the 1949 Iron Bowl, with Auburn clinging to a 1-point lead over archrival Alabama at neutral-site Legion Field, the Tigers’ star quarterback Travis Tidwell lined up hoping to rattle the Crimson Tide’s kicker on an extra-point attempt.—Sofia Chierchio, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025 The Barstool Sports founder takes regular shots at the Buckeyes, especially after his Wolverines have enjoyed four straight wins over their archrivals on the football field.—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for archrival
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