public enemy number one

Example Sentences

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There are more than 1,400 pests and diseases on the government's plant health risk register, but Ips has been labelled "public enemy number one".

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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.

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Two men chopped down the world famous Sycamore Gap tree as a "bit of a laugh" and then feared becoming public enemy number one, prosecutors have told jurors.

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"Owning up to this arboreal equivalent of mindless thuggery would make them public enemy number one," Mr Wright said.

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Actress Blake Lively was arguably the internet's public enemy number one for a couple of weeks in the summer.

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