How to Use frenemy in a Sentence

frenemy

noun

• And who should keep popping up time and again but her frenemy Swift.
  — Amy MacKelden, Marie Claire, 19 Mar. 2018
• This three-pound gummy worm is a great gift idea for the child of your closest frenemy.
  — Bon Appétit, 29 Oct. 2021
• Sounds like blocking the maybe-frenemy would have a peace-of-mind dividend, too.
  — Carolyn Hax, idahostatesman, 27 Feb. 2018
• Bosom Buddies,’’ the duet in which Vera and Mame trade sly digs, frenemy-style.
  — Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2018
• Over the course of the season, Devi’s relationship with Aneesa goes from threat to frenemy to friend.
  — NBC News, 15 July 2021
• But then out of nowhere, Blake couldn’t help but take a quick jab at former Voice coach and forever frenemy Adam Levine.
  — Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 25 Oct. 2021
• No word yet on how de Lesseps feels on frenemy Morgan stealing the spotlight.
  — Fox News, 9 Mar. 2018
• Just don’t bring a messy combination of fridge beers—unless this friend is more of a frenemy.
  — Marian Bull, GQ, 13 Dec. 2017
• Greer played Lucy, a socially fraught frenemy in both the teenage and adult storylines.
  — Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 21 July 2023
• Claire explains that Geillis met her daughter in 1968 and the two of them also watched Geillis go back through the stones as Claire tried to warn her frenemy about the witch hunts.
  — Roxane Gay, Glamour, 10 Dec. 2017
• In season 4 fans will see Melody finally cut off her frenemy and costar, LaTisha Scott.
  — Marissa Charles, PEOPLE.com, 25 Mar. 2022
• Her frenemy and former glee club teammate Santana Lopez (played by the late Naya Rivera) is also vying for the lead role.
  — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 18 July 2022
• Gove is the sharpest performer and could come out best in head-to-head debates with Johnson, his longstanding frenemy.
  — Jill Lawless, USA TODAY, 19 June 2019
• With no more nemeses to take down on the political front, Chuck is turning his sights back on his old frenemy, and Prince might just be the key to his plan.
  — Anne Cohen, refinery29.com, 4 May 2020
• They're bound by the formula that the enemy of anything Trump is their frenemy.
  — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 12 July 2017
• In May 2019, Brady was recruited by Kimmel to strike against his frenemy.
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2023
• The news comes on the heels of the declaration of peace earlier this week between Swift and her on-again, off-again frenemy, Katy Perry.
  — Randy Lewis, latimes.com, 13 June 2019
• In other news, Swift's not-even-a-frenemy Katy Perry just released a new album ...
  — Christie D'zurilla, latimes.com, 8 June 2017
• Skarsgård confirms that the pair's frenemy-ship will continue in the new season.
  — Clark Collis, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2023
• The lyrics encourage everyone to ignore the haters and maybe even to resolve feuds, as Swift and her former frenemy Katy Perry hug it out in the video.
  — Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2019
• The Cheers alum has made several appearances on the satire series as David's frenemy.
  — Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 29 Dec. 2022
• Doubly angered, Tommy storms away from his clan as well as his frenemy.
  — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 July 2021
• To get to where the industry needs to go, there’s a good chance Nvidia will need to increasingly rely on its frenemy Intel.
  — Diane Brady, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2024
• Now, years later, his old frenemy has blasted back into his settled life and wants .
  — Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2020
• Sometimes this is merely the flashing sign of a frenemy, as is the case with Komura’s co-worker Sasaki (Scott Humphrey).
  — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Apr. 2023
• The duo’s longstanding frenemy status (and the fact that both parties were present in the same room) made the night electric, especially in the middle of the battle when the cops paid a visit.
  — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 June 2021
• Perry’s frenemy Swift started young, too, of course, but not with such cultural deficits.
  — Carl Wilson, Slate Magazine, 12 June 2017
• Swift and former frenemy Katy Perry dressed as the happy meal combo: a hamburger and fries.
  — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2023
• That hard work clearly paid off, and Hathaway is dynamic as the feline frenemy of Batman.
  — Chris Bellamy and Stephanie Kaloi, EW.com, 2 May 2024
• That's when Deadpool calls a timeout to pull a few weapons out of his frenemy and offer a few tips on how to defeat the other mutant, to Wolverine's annoyance.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 28 June 2024

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024