Examples of archrival in a Sentence
In baseball, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees are archrivals.
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The Buckeyes still sit a few slots above the cutline, and a home win over archrival (and Big Ten-leading) Michigan on Sunday could give Ohio State legitimate breathing room.
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Profile Strengths: High-end wins at Illinois and vs. Michigan State.
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Jim Root, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
Those efforts, and a little help from their friends, powered Minnesota’s season sweep over their archrivals from America’s Dairyland for the first time since the 2002-03 season.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 2 Feb. 2025
His character is described as a retired superspy who heads for the destination wedding of his estranged son, and finds himself in proximity with his archrival.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Schoen had armed the Giants’ archrival Eagles to return to the Super Bowl with Barkley as their catalyst.
—Pat Leonard, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2025
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Jim Root, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
Those efforts, and a little help from their friends, powered Minnesota’s season sweep over their archrivals from America’s Dairyland for the first time since the 2002-03 season.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 2 Feb. 2025
His character is described as a retired superspy who heads for the destination wedding of his estranged son, and finds himself in proximity with his archrival.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Schoen had armed the Giants’ archrival Eagles to return to the Super Bowl with Barkley as their catalyst.
—Pat Leonard, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Archrival.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archrival. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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archrival
noun
arch·ri·val
(ˌ)ärch-ˈrī-vəl 
: a principal rival
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