How to Use foe in a Sentence
foe
noun- Her ability was acknowledged by friend and foe alike.
- Many considered him a foe of democracy.
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What to know: Tom Brady faces an old foe in the Steelers.
—Jaylon Thompson, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2022
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But the 49ers might be wary of making a trade with an NFC West foe.
—Mark Maske, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2022
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But against the same foe in Tempe, the Sun Devils were only a minus-3.
—Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 9 Feb. 2023
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And just like that, Love’s vanquished foe found a new lease of life.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
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That isn’t the case in a series as teams are seeing the same foe each game.
—Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 23 Apr. 2022
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Paul Rudd leads a ragtag group of Ghostbusters to fight the frozen foe.
—Julia MacCary, Variety, 8 Nov. 2023
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In the dark, Lt. Kharchenko worried whether the driver was friend or foe.
—James Marson, WSJ, 3 Mar. 2022
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Louisville: The Cardinals once again fell to a ranked foe.
—Steve Bittenbender, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
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Not all of Allende’s problems came from the foes to his right.
—Ariel Dorfman, The New York Review of Books, 31 Aug. 2023
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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
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Thus the ending of the old monarch was properly marked by friends and foes alike.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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But a road trip to an in-state foe is the most intriguing showdown to me.
—Mike Carmin, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Nov. 2022
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Gonzaga's Mark Few didn't see a lack of want-to from his foe.
—Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2022
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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
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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
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Tisch understands that the press is not the foe of the police, the criminals are.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2025
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Missouri has given up 90-plus points to five of its last six foes.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
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And the guy has come across some dangerous foes over 44 seasons.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 11 May 2023
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The Brewers still have a chance to bypass both, though right now the Padres look like the easier foe to catch.
—Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2022
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Yes, the Cats were expected to make quick work of their mid-major foe.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2022
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The Jets also made a run at Hill but lost out to their division foe.
—Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2022
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The time has come for brave warriors to conquer an indomitable foe.
—Jacob Siegal, BGR, 7 Aug. 2022
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The Badgers’ 13-match winning streak over the Hoosiers is their longest over any Big Ten foe.
—Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 5 Oct. 2022
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In that time, the Orioles have gone 47-23 against division foes.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2024
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Boston had Miami on the ropes in Game 6 but couldn’t close out this plucky foe.
—Alex Kay, Forbes, 29 May 2022
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Malaria is one of our most ancient foes — and one of the wiliest.
—Andrew Joseph, STAT, 1 Aug. 2024
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In spring 2020, an old friend and former high school foe from Palmer High — Ben Aumavae — reached out.
—Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 1 July 2022
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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
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