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public enemy

NOUN
common enemy
Synonyms
WEAK
criminal felon gangster lawbreaker malevolent outlaw perpetrator public enemy number one racketeer scofflaw universal foe villain

Example Sentences

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He wants to leave everything to me, but not tell his children, which would make me public enemy No. 1.

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

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

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2024

Shortly after, Rubalcava’s then-boss, Assemblymember Avelino Valencia, told her something Briceño had allegedly said to him: “Natalie is public enemy No. 1, and I will stop at nothing until she’s recalled and politically ruined forever.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2024

With the hostage crisis still fresh in the country's minds, we were public enemy number one.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi