adversaries

Example Sentences

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European and Asian nations—allies and strategic adversaries alike—are watching this closely, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

He said the strength of the US-UK partnership has been used to take on common adversaries and to secure the world.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Even a popular New York City venue allegedly uses it to blackball people its millionaire owner considers adversaries.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

If adversaries can identify exploitable weaknesses at machine speed, the traditional defensive model—detect, investigate and respond—is under far greater strain than most admit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Zero and infinity are two sides of the same coin—equal and opposite, yin and yang, equally powerful adversaries at either end of the realm of numbers.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife