How to Use adversary in a Sentence

adversary

noun

• His political adversaries tried to prevent him from winning the nomination.
• He's a very smart criminal who pushes emotional buttons to get what he wants. He's quite a worthy adversary for Mac and the team.
  — TV Guide, 2-8 June 2008
• Layers tell the story of the day, the race, the place and the adversaries in one shot.
  — Michael Clevenger, The Courier-Journal, 6 May 2018
• This is the first such deal ISIS has made with an adversary.
  — Cnn Editorial Research, CNN, 18 July 2021
• Sue Ann could take on any adversary, even the girl who turned the world on with her smile.
  — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 6 Jan. 2022
• Deer Park spent the first quarter with the wind as an big-time adversary.
  — Robert Avery, Chron, 24 Oct. 2020
• The ‘both/and’ of all things is my own life’s boss-level adversary.
  — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 5 June 2023
• In a movie, this role is the evil adversary (e.g., Darth Vader in Star Wars).
  — Neha Sangwan, Fortune Well, 26 Sep. 2023
• There are three adversaries in the film, each better than the one before.
  — Michael Sangiacomo, cleveland.com, 13 Feb. 2018
• An adversary on the same network can then sniff the password.
  — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 22 Mar. 2023
• Doubt is as much of an adversary on a long trip as tired muscles are.
  — Sara Dykman, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2021
• No adversary would trade the destruction of China for the loss of four or five of its largest cities.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 1 Dec. 2022
• To make matters worse, a new adversary is coming: the army.
  — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 29 Aug. 2021
• View from the street: Police stood by as adversaries fought.
  — Deroy Murdock, National Review, 18 Aug. 2017
• Hillman tells the story of when China turned out the lights on an adversary.
  — Abraham Mahshie, Washington Examiner, 12 Apr. 2021
• New mayors like to pick their own deputies, and no one wants an adversary for a partner.
  — New York Times, 2 Feb. 2022
• John Cena wrestled his way in as a figure from Dom’s past and an adversary in the present.
  — NBC News, 22 June 2021
• Trump has shown a willingness to lash out in court against his adversaries.
  — Mark Berman, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
• In 2021, a Binance adversary sued the company in the U.S. in a dispute over the delisting of the plaintiff’s token.
  — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 10 Apr. 2023
• At least 60 brave women stood up and fought these adversaries.
  — Gabriella Paiella, The Cut, 27 Apr. 2018
• The story is a reminder that fire isn’t the only adversary in the backcountry.
  — Mark Jenkins, National Geographic, 12 June 2019
• That Guam once again finds itself in the crosshairs of foreign adversaries is nothing new.
  — Doug Herman, Smithsonian, 15 Aug. 2017
• But otherwise the film offers no real clues as to who the adversary might be.
  — Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2022
• Apparently, Schoppe didn’t have one of his main adversaries on the track with him.
  — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 25 Apr. 2018
• So should Trump change course and stop offering to meet with adversaries?
  — Alex Ward, Vox, 31 July 2018
• The main threat is the ability to disable or destroy an adversary’s satellites from the ground.
  — Justin Bachman, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2019
• The involvement of a foreign adversary has not been ruled out in those cases.
  — Nomaan Merchant, Chron, 20 Jan. 2022
• In the Red Sea, a U.S. bid to secure shipping lanes faces a determined adversary.
  — Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Jan. 2024
• As an action movie, Monkey Man is impressive, and the intense fights between Kid and his adversaries are complex.
  — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2024
• In true Queen Bey fashion, the Grammy-winning singer reinvents the song, adding both production and lyrical twists, including a warning for the adversary to think twice.
  — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024