How to Use rivalry in a Sentence

rivalry

noun
  • There is a bitter rivalry between the two groups.
  • But that rivalry at its peak was so fun.
    ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • But there’s that rivalry at the end of the day.
    Theodore Tollefson, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Jets fans know him well from years of rivalry.
    Murat Ates, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • So what has this rivalry looked like through the years?
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
  • This rivalry means a lot to me.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
  • There’s not much of a rivalry here.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Their own rivalry turned up a notch.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
  • In fact, he's very fired up about the rivalry matchup.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • In a decade, their lives have changed, and so have their rivalries.
    Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • The sport was built on rivalries.
    Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Cal was led by a pair of players who were new to the rivalry.
    Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2026
  • There are no red lines or rules in place to contain their rivalry.
    David E. Sanger, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Look what restarting the rivalry did for the sport in the state.
    Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Who will be able to start their season strong in this state rivalry?
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
  • To hop on the bus and enjoy the rivalry.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
  • What makes the rivalry even better is that both are at the very top of their game.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Pitt also has won four straight at home in this rivalry a two-hour drive apart.
    Greg Cote october 9, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
  • And at times their rivalry got downright spicy.
    Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 7 June 2026
  • Is there any chance that’s enough to put past rivalries aside and root for the Knights?
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 1 June 2026
  • Sounds like a heated rivalry to me.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2026
  • What better for an in-state rivalry?
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Do you guys have a friendly rivalry?
    Alison Weinflash, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
  • There will always be some rivalry or dispute to keep the world on edge.
    Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 19 July 2022
  • Read the full story on their rivalry.
    Christian Orozco, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Will this rivalry ever return to the heights of the start of the decade?
    Sam Lee, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
  • The rivalry hasn’t always been this good.
    Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Sparks fly — not only in the office but in their rivalry to nail the pitch.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
  • But for a rivalry to take hold, the results must be evenly matched.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2024
  • The rivalry between the two legends, both on and off the course, is well known.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025

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