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.
  • The fridge is your friend, not your foe in this scenario.
    — Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 1 Sep. 2021
  • What to know: Tom Brady faces an old foe in the Steelers.
    — Jaylon Thompson, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2022
  • But the 49ers might be wary of making a trade with an NFC West foe.
    — Mark Maske, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2022
  • But against the same foe in Tempe, the Sun Devils were only a minus-3.
    — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 9 Feb. 2023
  • And the bookstore cat, 6-month-old Spooky, is more friend than foe.
    — oregonlive, 15 Oct. 2021
  • And just like that, Love’s vanquished foe found a new lease of life.
    — Jack Bantock, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • Paul Rudd leads a ragtag group of Ghostbusters to fight the frozen foe.
    — Julia MacCary, Variety, 8 Nov. 2023
  • In the dark, Lt. Kharchenko worried whether the driver was friend or foe.
    — James Marson, WSJ, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Louisville: The Cardinals once again fell to a ranked foe.
    — Steve Bittenbender, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Not all of Allende’s problems came from the foes to his right.
    — Ariel Dorfman, The New York Review of Books, 31 Aug. 2023
  • These guys are mean, lean and ready to make a statement against an SEC foe.
    — Reina Kempt, The Courier-Journal, 7 Sep. 2021
  • Well, the quickest way to get back in the ring is to start naming foes and picking fights.
    — Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 14 Oct. 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
  • Pro-choice leaders were sure that the George H.W. Bush appointee was a foe.
    — Joshua Prager, CNN, 23 Sep. 2021
  • Thus the ending of the old monarch was properly marked by friends and foes alike.
    — Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • The clip sees Peter Parker face his most brutal foe to date — the past.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 23 Aug. 2021
  • In the wake of that 32-29 nailbiter against a pesky MAC foe, Kelly was asked his thoughts on the smallish crowd.
    — Mike Berardino, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2021
  • Maryland men’s lacrosse made sure not to get sunk by a bitter foe.
    — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Missouri has given up 90-plus points to five of its last six foes.
    — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
  • And the guy has come across some dangerous foes over 44 seasons.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 11 May 2023
  • Again, funny, but offers no hint as to the future of Superman or his various friends and foes in the DC Comics film adaptations.
    — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 11 July 2025
  • Punching serves as the game’s primary verb, allowing DK to just knock out foes, but explore the densely packed terrain by tearing through the earth itself like a primate excavator.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025

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