How to Use rivalry in a Sentence

rivalry

noun
  • There is a bitter rivalry between the two groups.
  • The pod will get back to what happened in The Game and the state of the rivalry in the next few days.
    — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Will this rivalry ever return to the heights of the start of the decade?
    — Sam Lee, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
  • This is the first time the rivalry will take place under the banner of the SEC.
    — Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The rivalry between the two legends, both on and off the course, is well known.
    — Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Here are some of the most heated rivalries in North Texas.
    — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2023
  • But Hoare and others questioned whether the rivalry hasn’t crossed the line.
    — Scott M. Reid, Orange County Register, 25 May 2024
  • The tech rivalry between the world’s two largest economies has been heating up.
    — Michelle Toh, CNN, 18 Oct. 2023
  • For much of the bitter crosstown rivalry, the Galaxy have been closer to the bottom of the table than the top.
    — Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2024
  • Now, two years later, James was glad to be at the bar with his dad, despite the rivalry.
    — Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 10 Feb. 2025
  • But then, in a blink, Williams was introduced to the heartbreak that has come with the rivalry.
    — Chicago Tribune, 25 Nov. 2024
  • There are no red lines or rules in place to contain their rivalry.
    — David E. Sanger, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Uncertainty is the name of the game for at least one side in this rivalry.
    — Krista Wiegand, The Conversation, 21 June 2023
  • The rivalry goes back even further While the cage match puts the pair in the spotlight, the feud between Musk and Zuckerberg is not a new one.
    — Justin Klawans, The Week, 28 June 2023
  • But for a rivalry to take hold, the results must be evenly matched.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Had the rivalry between the two teams turned into a proxy battle in a new Cold War?
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Hurst is also a new face to the growing rivalry between the AFC teams.
    — Michael Niziolek, cleveland, 1 Dec. 2022
  • There will always be some rivalry or dispute to keep the world on edge.
    — Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 19 July 2022
  • But at least for now, the rivalry benefits one man more than the other.
    — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2023
  • Tromans also declined to wade in on the specifics of a rivalry.
    — Ben Weiss, Fortune Crypto, 11 May 2023
  • Of all the obstacles the researchers face, crosstown rivalry is not among them.
    — Doug Smithsenior Writer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2022
  • The Bulldogs rushed to a corner of the end zone after the final whistle to claim the rivalry trophy, the Old Oil Can.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2022
  • The same is true of what will likely be a TV rivalry between Reigns and Riddle.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 10 June 2022
  • Largely fueled by Williams, the rivalry went on for years.
    — TIME, 8 Nov. 2023
  • There isn’t even, technically, a name for the rivalry ... but does there need to be?
    — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2023
  • The two schools renewed their rivalry in 2020 and have played on a yearly basis since then.
    — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2023
  • But in China, it is seen as a prime battleground in the U.S.-China rivalry.
    — Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Well, there is the 1,000-year-old rivalry between England and Wales.
    — Daniel Strauss, The New Republic, 29 Nov. 2022
  • The Spirit and Pride’s rivalry is quickly becoming one of the most compelling matchups in the league.
    — Asli Pelit, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
  • This great rivalry has just renewed and feels like seven.
    — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025

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