be rivals
Example Sentences
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The countries will be rivals on the basketball court Sunday for a couple hours.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 9, 2022
Close their whole lives, they'll be rivals when the teams take the field Tuesday night for Game 1.
From Fox News • Oct. 26, 2021
Maybe in the future they’ll be rivals for the Oval Office.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2020
He added: “They might be rivals in the game, but everyone’s a family.”
From Washington Post • Aug. 27, 2018
It was becoming clear that when the war ended the United States and the Soviet Union would be the only world powers left standing—and that they’d be rivals.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
