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

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

He added: “They might be rivals in the game, but everyone’s a family.”

From Washington Post • Aug. 27, 2018

“We might be rivals on the field, but we all have one common goal.”

From Washington Times • Dec. 17, 2016

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