How to Use kryptonite in a Sentence

kryptonite

noun

• The Chiefs have proven to be the metaphorical kryptonite for the Bills.
  — Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
• The ring sat on the kitchen table like a piece of kryptonite, and Flora stared.
  — Cynthia D'aprix Sweeney, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 Apr. 2021
• But once again, Henry proved to be the Colts' kryptonite.
  — Jim Ayello, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Nov. 2020
• Can facts and comedy be the kryptonite to Trump and Greene's lies?
  — Dean Obeidallah, CNN, 27 June 2021
• Anybody with, like, brown curly hair is like kryptonite to me.
  — Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2023
• In the early stages of his career, Hough’s fear was his kryptonite.
  — Mckinley Franklin, Variety, 12 Aug. 2023
• To hear Gilbert tell it, Gauff’s kryptonite is not her forehand.
  — Abby Aguirre, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2024
• For now, the pain of the 63-58 loss to UConn, Stanford’s personal kryptonite, will linger.
  — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2022
• Here’s why projects are agile’s kryptonite, and how to avoid getting pulled in by them.
  — Andrea Fryrear, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021
• Metal and even water are like kryptonite for the wireless waves used in WiFi, but even shelves and books can get in the way.
  — Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
• Instead, the failure of AI to deliver as big or fast as Wall Street deems may prove the kryptonite that busts the blast.
  — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2024
• The playoffs, however, have been the team’s kryptonite.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2022
• These three are ground ball hitters to begin with, and pitchers like Webb are their kryptonite.
  — David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
• The Ravens were coming off of a huge win against the Chiefs, a team that had been their kryptonite, and also went into the game with a long injury report.
  — Adam Burke Vsin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2021
• Yet for all that winning, the Cincinnati Bengals had proved to be Kansas City’s kryptonite.
  — Ken Belson, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2023
• At its best, though, coach Eliah Drinkwitz’s team runs the football effectively, thus far the kryptonite for the Gators.
  — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Nov. 2021
• Cincinnati has also been Kansas City’s kryptonite over the last 13 months.
  — Michael Niziolek, cleveland, 28 Jan. 2023
• Georgia, the team that has been Texas’ kryptonite, is on the other side of the bracket and the Longhorns won’t have to see the Bulldogs unless both get to the national title game.
  — Sam Khan Jr., The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
• Fields glow kryptonite-green against volcanic black soil, while not-so-distant mountains smoke and spew hot red lava above the heads of hardy sheep.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Apr. 2022
• Yazdanicharati, the top-seed in the field, is a two-time world champion whose kryptonite appears to be Taylor’s sorcery.
  — USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2021
• Further reading: Lorraine Ali writes that the case has revealed Fox News’ kryptonite: the bottom line.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2023
• Perhaps Alex Pereira is still Procházka’s kryptonite, but no other light heavyweight in the world has beaten him in 12 years.
  — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
• As with O’Reilly and Ailes, what might succeed in silencing the network’s worst instincts will be what’s been its kryptonite all along: the almighty dollar.
  — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2023
• The problem was that SNL, during that time, took on a thin surface layer of importance, which proved to be comedic kryptonite.
  — Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2025
• The latter stat has always proved his kryptonite, which should give bettors some optimism with 36 holes left to play.
  — Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2023
• His pitch location was has been his kryptonite in three starts (5.87 ERA), largely mistakes over the middle.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2024
• While that team had many flaws, their biggest kryptonite may have been their inability to finish out close games.
  — Dallas News, 18 Jan. 2021
• For some people, their childhood feels like kryptonite, but others go home and feel awakened just being there.
  — Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2023
• Now, tender foot or not, comes a chance for redemption – or another dose of kryptonite.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2023
• Fox News finally reveals its kryptonite: the bottom line: Years of moral outrage from watchdog groups failed to change the network’s course.
  — Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 4 Mar 2025