Examples of archrival in a Sentence
In baseball, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees are archrivals.
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Tune the channel to FOX Sports 2 at 8:00 p.m. ET on Friday night to catch the third-place game of the 2025 women's Copa America, a huge matchup between archrivals Argentina and Uruguay.
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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
Wednesday’s demonstration of Grok 4 comes amid a heated race with his archrival, Sam Altman.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 10 July 2025
As a sophomore, Johnson scored 39 points in a loss to archrival Richardson High, which was led by senior (and future Oklahoma City Thunder starter) Cason Wallace.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Roughly three hours down the road, archrival Montana State has opted in.
—Maura Carey, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
Wednesday’s demonstration of Grok 4 comes amid a heated race with his archrival, Sam Altman.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 10 July 2025
As a sophomore, Johnson scored 39 points in a loss to archrival Richardson High, which was led by senior (and future Oklahoma City Thunder starter) Cason Wallace.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Roughly three hours down the road, archrival Montana State has opted in.
—Maura Carey, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
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“Archrival.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archrival. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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archrival
noun
arch·ri·val
(ˌ)ärch-ˈrī-vəl 
: a principal rival
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