public enemy
Example Sentences
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They may see you as public enemy No. 1 whether or not you try to appease and include them.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026
Along the way, Norman’s role in the saga made him golf’s public enemy No. 1.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
To hear prosecutors tell it, Jose Landa-Rodriguez was public enemy No. 1.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2025
Since the “Reputation” era, Swift has made martyrdom into a billion-dollar industry, a smart move further aided by her public enemy, Scooter Braun, purchasing her master recordings in 2019.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2025
Ellen and Tim pick me up in the morning so that I won’t have to face the carport because I am officially Patrick Thomas’s public enemy number one.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
