public enemy number one

Example Sentences

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Another waste turned public enemy number one, CO2,is an industrial gaseous effluent with low economic value.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2024

England ultimately lost the match on penalties, leading Beckham to become public enemy number one.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2023

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