friendly rival

Examples (10)

• Those two have been friendly rivals since they first met.
• Despite their intense competition, the two tennis players remained friendly rivals.
• Our company views its biggest competitor not as an enemy, but as a friendly rival.
• Growing up, my brother and I were always friendly rivals in everything from board games to school projects.
• The two research leaders, though competing for the same grant, were known as friendly rivals.
• She considers her former classmate a friendly rival in their shared professional field.
• Even when they were battling for the championship, the two clubs acted like friendly rivals.
• He enjoys the challenge of facing a friendly rival because it pushes him to improve.
• They always exchange good-natured jabs, a hallmark of their relationship as friendly rivals.
• The annual sales competition often turns colleagues into friendly rivals for a few weeks.