public enemy number one
Example Sentences
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He said the pair initially revelled in the public's outrage but, when they realised they would become public enemy number one, were too scared to admit their actions.
From BBC ● May 9, 2025
Another waste turned public enemy number one, CO2,is an industrial gaseous effluent with low economic value.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 1, 2024
The resulting article had the headline: “How Warner Bros. Discovery C.E.O. David Zaslav became public enemy number one in Hollywood.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 2023
You say, "Perfectionism is public enemy number one."
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2022
With the hostage crisis still fresh in the country's minds, we were public enemy number one.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
