How to Use nemesis in a Sentence

nemesis

noun
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  • He will be playing his old nemesis for the championship.
  • Batman is the Joker's main nemesis and always foils his wicked plots.
  • The Ravens wanted to win and push their nemesis out of the playoff race, but that was secondary.
    — Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Kane, a longtime Knights nemesis dating to his days with the San Jose Sharks, has been at the center of the bad blood.
    — Mark Anderson, ajc, 11 May 2023
  • But in this case, Putin has conjured up his own nemesis.
    — Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2023
  • Now Ahab inhales deeply, scenting in the salt air the presence of his nemesis.
    — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Putin, for his part, for years refused to utter the name of his nemesis in public.
    — Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024
  • And if rust stains are your nemesis, rust removers will come to your rescue!
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2023
  • But her mask-wearing nemesis wouldn’t miss a chance to expand his kill zone.
    — Shannon Carlin, Time, 16 Dec. 2022
  • And their nemesis, Dworsky, has been following it for decades.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Nov. 2022
  • The two groups face off, and one by one, Team Flash helps defeat some of Barry’s biggest nemeses.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 24 May 2023
  • Leroy-Beaulieu, who has some of the best lines in the show, said she’s learned about herself while playing Sylvie Grateau, Emily’s nemesis.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Her main nemesis was Groucho, who would stop at nothing to get a laugh at her expense.
    — Jeanine Basinger, WSJ, 25 Nov. 2022
  • Chiefs coach Andy Reid improved to 21-3 coming off a bye by beating a franchise that has long been his nemesis.
    — Dave Skretta, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Although the Duttons won a battle against their nemesis, an even greater war is brewing over the horizon.
    — Irene Richardson, Country Living, 30 Sep. 2022
  • The pillowy-soft mask blocks out light (my dad’s biggest sleep nemesis) without adding pressure to his head.
    — Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Jan. 2023
  • When tragedy strikes the small town again, Laurie is ready to face off against her longtime nemesis, who at 60-something years old is still racking up the kills.
    — Shannon Carlin, Time, 14 Oct. 2022
  • His nemesis, the Duke of Wellington, occupied a slope across the fields, with a mere sixty-seven thousand troops.
    — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
  • His nemesis is England’s Prince Henry (yes, a prince of England; no, not the prince getting married — stay with me).
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Hook’s crocodile nemesis, which has swallowed a clock, seems a scaly symbol of time.
    — Celia Wren, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2024
  • But Tuck was Brady's personal nemesis, sacking him twice in each game.
    — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Here’s the high-level summary: Alex and Prince Henry are nemeses.
    — Vulture, 3 July 2023
  • But with only one life left, Puss will have to humble himself and ask for help from his former partner and nemesis.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The Razorbacks were 6-0 going into the game against an arch-nemesis in the Southwest Conference that was 4-1.
    — Suzi Parker, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2022
  • What's worse, for Parker at least, was losing to personal nemesis Phil Collins.
    — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The primary nemesis for the Brewers, aside from another back-breaking early three-run home run, has been the Tigers bullpen.
    — Journal Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Grapevine finally beat its longtime nemesis — Frisco ISD — on the biggest stage in high school girls soccer.
    — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 15 Apr. 2023
  • No one will likely complain, but Jeep's nemesis in this class, the Cadillac Escalade, offers at least a trace of sleekness.
    — John Phillips, Car and Driver, 11 Oct. 2022
  • The journey starts early Sunday morning (get that ☕ ready!) against an old nemesis, Sweden.
    — Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Yankees finally get some satisfaction at the hands of the nemesis Astros, ending the chance of a repeat champ.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2023

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