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
“My dear brother, my archenemy, how did we come to this?”
From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2023
Israel, meanwhile, has engaged in a yearslong shadow war with its archenemy Iran that has spilled out across the wider Middle East.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 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
Instead I’m locked in a small room that smells like chorizo and stale popcorn while my archenemy continues to brainwash the community with reggaeton and free sunscreen.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
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