archenemy

Example Sentences

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Inflation, for central bankers, is the archenemy and the root of all evil.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026

A spokesperson for Hezbollah, Israel’s archenemy on its northern border, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2024

“My dear brother, my archenemy, how did we come to this?”

From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2023

Die-hard fans will delight in iconography as Harris brings to life Holmes’s archenemy, Professor Moriarty, and sets a final showdown at Reichenbach Falls, one of the most notorious locations in the Holmesian canon.

From Washington Post • Dec. 17, 2022

But Professor Moriarty—the archenemy of Holmes—was the greatest villain.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day