adversaries

Example Sentences

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We are running short of the raw materials for our exquisite weapons while our adversaries flood the battlefield with cheap drones.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Streep’s outfit, though, is a small moment in a much larger story – one in which Christianity and fashion have been intertwined for centuries, sometimes as adversaries, sometimes as collaborators.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Interest in UFOs has been renewed in recent years as the US government probed numerous reports of seemingly supernatural aircraft, amid worries that adversaries could be testing highly advanced technologies.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

The King spelt out the cornerstones: there had to be support for Nato, "keeping North Americans and Europeans safe from our common adversaries".

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Perhaps a Shao Lin priest could have anticipated some of the more exaggerated movements, but these men were hardly trained adversaries.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer