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Examples of foe in a Sentence
Noun
Many considered him a foe of democracy.
Her ability was acknowledged by friend and foe alike.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025
Giant games ahead as IM plays CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals this Thursday at Vancouver and April 30 vs. the same foe in Fort Lauderdale, with an MLS home match vs. Dallas in between next Sunday.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
The Denver Nuggets are back in the playoffs for their seventh consecutive season, facing an overhauled version of a familiar postseason foe in the Los Angeles Clippers, who Denver knocked out in 2020 in a thrilling second round comeback from a deficit of three games to one.
—Joel Rush, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Maryland men’s lacrosse made sure not to get sunk by a bitter foe.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The foes have made constitutional claims, environmental claims, procedural claims.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025
Giant games ahead as IM plays CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals this Thursday at Vancouver and April 30 vs. the same foe in Fort Lauderdale, with an MLS home match vs. Dallas in between next Sunday.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
The Denver Nuggets are back in the playoffs for their seventh consecutive season, facing an overhauled version of a familiar postseason foe in the Los Angeles Clippers, who Denver knocked out in 2020 in a thrilling second round comeback from a deficit of three games to one.
—Joel Rush, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Maryland men’s lacrosse made sure not to get sunk by a bitter foe.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Foe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foe. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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foe
noun1
: one who hates another
2
: an enemy in war
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