How to Use foe in a Sentence

foe

noun
Definition of foenext
Synonyms for foenext
  • Her ability was acknowledged by friend and foe alike.
  • Many considered him a foe of democracy.
  • What to know: Tom Brady faces an old foe in the Steelers.
    — Jaylon Thompson, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2022
  • But against the same foe in Tempe, the Sun Devils were only a minus-3.
    — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Paul Rudd leads a ragtag group of Ghostbusters to fight the frozen foe.
    — Julia MacCary, Variety, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Not all of Allende’s problems came from the foes to his right.
    — Ariel Dorfman, The New York Review of Books, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Well, the quickest way to get back in the ring is to start naming foes and picking fights.
    — Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 4 Nov. 2023
  • But a road trip to an in-state foe is the most intriguing showdown to me.
    — Mike Carmin, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Gonzaga's Mark Few didn't see a lack of want-to from his foe.
    — Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2022
  • The Tigers will have their hands full in this game and this series with the National League foe.
    — Andrew Birkle, Detroit Free Press, 9 June 2023
  • As rate hikes spark bear markets in stocks and bonds, the Fed has gone from a friend in the bull times to a newfound foe.
    — Denitsa Tsekova, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2022
  • And the guy has come across some dangerous foes over 44 seasons.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 11 May 2023
  • Yes, the Cats were expected to make quick work of their mid-major foe.
    — Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The Badgers’ 13-match winning streak over the Hoosiers is their longest over any Big Ten foe.
    — Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 5 Oct. 2022
  • In that time, the Orioles have gone 47-23 against division foes.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2024
  • Malaria is one of our most ancient foes — and one of the wiliest.
    — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 1 Aug. 2024
  • The Lions beat the weather on their way out of Detroit and will find a way to overcome their next foe, the Panthers.
    — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2022
  • Then Southern Miss scored 34 unanswered points to leave town with a win over a Power 5 foe.
    — Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 13 Nov. 2022
  • First, the killings of two of Israel’s foes have made a cease-fire anytime soon in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza less likely.
    — Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2024
  • But the biggest tease comes from a brief post-credits scene that introduces a new foe.
    — William Goodman, Men's Health, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Alexandria is 2-2 on the year and Shelby County will be Moody’s first foe with a winning record.
    — al, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Miller's Bearcats went 1-2 in Maui, including a 28-point loss to in-state foe Ohio State, and finished seventh out of the eight-team field.
    — Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer, 30 Nov. 2022
  • That’s the mark of a good team, but the great ones know better than to mistake a sideshow for a classic rivalry against an old foe.
    — Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 9 Oct. 2022
  • In this view, Iraq is at best an ambivalent partner and at worst a tacit foe.
    — Steven Simon and Adam Weinstein, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2023
  • That result made Muchova 5-0 for her career against foes in the top three.
    — Howard Fendrich, BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2023
  • The busy weekend for the Red Wings with a late-afternoon faceoff against the Original Six foe.
    — Andrew Hammond, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2022
  • Birbiglia’s body is his greatest foe and keeps coming up with new ways to betray him.
    — Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2022
  • How has the Arizona football team fared all-time against its new conference foes?
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Whittaker was on defense from that moment, and the former champ did his best to prevent his foe from locking up a submission.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
  • One of the top goals of the industry is to limit the regulation power of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the Senate's top crypto foe.
    — Mike Deehan, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024

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