old foe

Frequency: 8.220.1 per million words

An enemy from a long time ago; a long-standing rival.

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Examples (10)

  • In the final, they will play against their old foes, Italy.
  • The two political parties, old foes for decades, found common ground on the new bill.
  • The knight prepared to face his old foe in a final, decisive battle.
  • Apple and Microsoft, old foes in the tech world, now collaborate on some projects.
  • He ran into his old foe from high school at the reunion.
  • It was the detective versus his old foe, the mastermind he had been chasing for years.
  • Procrastination, my old foe, was rearing its ugly head again during finals week.
  • The champion is scheduled to meet his old foe for a rematch next month.
  • Will the hero finally vanquish his old foe in the last chapter?
  • By the time the war ended, he had confronted his old foe on three separate occasions.