friendly rivalry

Frequency: 7.514.2 per million words

Competition without any serious animosity or ill will.

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Examples (10)

  • The two chess players had a long-standing friendly rivalry.
  • There's a healthy friendly rivalry between the sales teams.
  • Their friendly rivalry pushed both athletes to perform better.
  • Despite their friendly rivalry, they always supported each other.
  • A little friendly rivalry can make group projects more engaging.
  • The annual coding competition fosters a spirit of friendly rivalry.
  • Even with their friendly rivalry, they remained best friends.
  • The cooking show features a friendly rivalry among its contestants.
  • She enjoyed the friendly rivalry with her brother over board games.
  • This friendly rivalry helps us innovate and improve constantly.