be rivals

Example Sentences

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But the respect Bird and Johnson had for one another demonstrated on a national platform how people of different races and backgrounds can compete, be rivals even, and still coexist.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2022

People may be rivals in a balance of power, but they are also partners in a great enterprise.

From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2021

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

I no longer cared that we were supposed to be rivals, and she didn’t seem to either.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline