Examples of archenemy in a Sentence
The two politicians were archenemies.
The country went to war with its archenemy.
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Israel accuses its archenemy Iran of backing Hamas.
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Hadas Gold, CNN, 7 Oct. 2023
Malley’s critics, among them anti-regime Iranians in the diaspora, US conservatives and supporters of Israel, have accused him of being too sympathetic to the Islamic Republic and too hard on its archenemy, Israel.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 17 July 2023
Microsoft, Google’s archenemy, struck a deal with OpenAI for access to its tech and began putting it into its products.
—Caroline O'Donovan, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
Iran’s theocracy is a main sponsor of Hamas in its fight against Israel, Tehran’s regional archenemy.
—NBC News, 16 Oct. 2023
Yet the conservative part of the firewall is now being questioned, and by none other than the CDU’s leader, Friedrich Merz—Merkel’s archenemy, who finally gained the party leadership in January 2022 after nearly 20 years of being sidelined.
—Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2023
La Soga’s investigation brings him to his archenemy Senator Fernando Florentino, a corrupt politician who put a hit out on him and is responsible for his dark road to revenge.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2023
During the 1999 Kargil War—India’s brief conflict with archenemy Pakistan—Israel came to New Delhi’s rescue with immediate military assistance.
—Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2023
Israel accuses its archenemy Iran of backing the group.
—Abbas Al Lawati, CNN, 16 Oct. 2023
Hadas Gold, CNN, 7 Oct. 2023
Malley’s critics, among them anti-regime Iranians in the diaspora, US conservatives and supporters of Israel, have accused him of being too sympathetic to the Islamic Republic and too hard on its archenemy, Israel.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 17 July 2023
Microsoft, Google’s archenemy, struck a deal with OpenAI for access to its tech and began putting it into its products.
—Caroline O'Donovan, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
Iran’s theocracy is a main sponsor of Hamas in its fight against Israel, Tehran’s regional archenemy.
—NBC News, 16 Oct. 2023
Yet the conservative part of the firewall is now being questioned, and by none other than the CDU’s leader, Friedrich Merz—Merkel’s archenemy, who finally gained the party leadership in January 2022 after nearly 20 years of being sidelined.
—Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2023
La Soga’s investigation brings him to his archenemy Senator Fernando Florentino, a corrupt politician who put a hit out on him and is responsible for his dark road to revenge.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2023
During the 1999 Kargil War—India’s brief conflict with archenemy Pakistan—Israel came to New Delhi’s rescue with immediate military assistance.
—Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2023
Israel accuses its archenemy Iran of backing the group.
—Abbas Al Lawati, CNN, 16 Oct. 2023
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First Known Use
1550, in the meaning defined above
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archenemy
noun
arch·en·e·my
(ˈ)ärch-ˈen-ə-mē 
: a principal enemy
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