How to Use archrival in a Sentence

archrival

noun
  • If a man’s archrival will miss him that much, how should the rest of us feel?
    — Andrew Das James Hill, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Israel and Iran have been archrivals in the Mideast for decades.
    — Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
  • Shane had put off telling his parents about being gay or loving his archrival.
    — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 26 Dec. 2025
  • So, where does all this put the new Raptor compared to its archrival?
    — Mike Sutton, Car and Driver, 31 Aug. 2021
  • Maddie Rooney made 29 saves for the win against their archrival.
    — Teresa M. Walker, Houston Chronicle, 22 Feb. 2018
  • The stadium of his archrival, once silent, was erupting.
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the school’s archrival, Duxbury, is the fourth-seeded school.
    — Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026
  • Now imagine being the second-year head coach at the Hoosiers’ in-state archrival.
    — Jason Kirk, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
  • That means picking your school’s archrival and, of course, Duke, which everyone hates.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Travis is back in the lineup, and the Shamrocks seem eager for a rematch with their archrival.
    — J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Roughly three hours down the road, archrival Montana State has opted in.
    — Maura Carey, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
  • Jaime King plays the Wilsons' archrival Heather Vandergeld.
    — Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 23 June 2026
  • Besting the archrival Celtics doubtless would bring Lakers fans joy.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
  • In recent years, it’s looked like Airbus was set to get a bigger chunk of those giant orders to come than its archrival.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 14 May 2026
  • Al-Moallem said Israel is making false claims to try and pressure Iran, its archrival.
    — Washington Post, 2 June 2018
  • Finland erased a three-goal deficit to beat Sweden 4-3 in overtime and move ahead of its archrival in the standings.
    — Stephen Whyno, chicagotribune.com, 13 Feb. 2022
  • That distinction belongs — barely — to Green Bay's archrival to the south.
    — Joe Taschler, Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022
  • But what if the nightmare scenario comes true and Contreras winds up signing with the Cubs’ archrival?
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022
  • Torrey Pines is jockeying for position in the playoffs while trying to beat its archrival.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The prospect of James playing for the Lakers while owning part of their archrival would also be untenable.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 July 2024
  • Both the men’s and women’s teams won overtime games against archrival Canada to win gold medals, the first time each team had won gold in the same Games.
    — Theodore Tollefson, Twin Cities, 25 Feb. 2026
  • To this day, my biggest thrill in sports was scoring the winning goal against our high school archrival Walpole in a 1-0 victory.
    — Bill Dow, Detroit Free Press, 13 July 2020
  • These archrivals will be playing each other again one week later at Gillette for a state championship, which only adds to the storyline.
    — Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
  • The Tide went up by 22 points on their archrival in the third quarter after Milroe’s third rushing touchdown.
    — Kennington Smith Iii, The Athletic, 1 Dec. 2024
  • The archrivals don't have any remaining head-to-head games scheduled, and the Yankees won the season series 11–8.
    — Jay Jaffe, SI.com, 11 Sep. 2017
  • The Wolfpack would love to add to their archrival’s troubles, though North Carolina State has issues of its own.
    — Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2020
  • Plus, a fourth World Cup title would put Argentina just one behind its archrival, Brazil, for the most ever.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 24 June 2026
  • The Reds captured a 2-0 home win over archrivals Everton on Monday to put an end to a four-match winless run.
    — Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2023
  • His partner, Buckberger, had the game-winning goal in both ends of a home-and-home against archrival Colorado College.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2025
  • In the wake of the Palisades Fire, political archrivals tasked with the re-build became strange bedfellows, tethered to the same torch.
    — Literary Hub, 13 May 2026

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