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How do you use Adversary in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like antagonist or soul, plus the exact meaning.

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Adversary in a sentence

Adversary meaning

An opponent or rival.

Synonyms of Adversary

antagonist soul mortal somebody someone individual person resister opposer opponent agonist

Related words

Other words often associated with Adversary or its synonyms:

organism being cause contestant drug embodiment single earthborn fatal obstructionist spirit individualist

Using Adversary

  • The main meaning on this page is: An opponent or rival.
  • Useful related words include: antagonist, soul, mortal, somebody.
  • In the example corpus, adversary often appears in combinations such as: an adversary, the adversary, adversary and.

Context around Adversary

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

monthly 1× attackiq 1× specific 1× threatening 1× likely 1× armed 1× foreign 1× dangerous 1× worthy 1× new 1×

Often after:

aircraft 2× curation 1× research 1× next 1× intelligence 1× faced 1× yet 1× rises 1× none 1× far 1×

Sentence patterns with Adversary

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a deadly adversary 1× a foreign adversary faced a 1× a mccarthy adversary far right 1× a threatening adversary that adversary 1× adversary that adversary has to 1× an armed adversary 1× an old adversary the genetically 1× as an adversary but a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a foreign adversary 1× after being sucked 1× as the starship 1× d dele alake 1× dante embodies everything 1× despite many attempts 1×

Common sentence endings:

a deadly adversary 1× admiral warlock bates 1× against his father 1× an armed adversary 1× as first believed 1× even gets close 1×

Words around Adversary

Just before it in the word index:

adversaries 373 adversarially 2 adversarial 121 adverbs 75 adverbially 3 adverbial 21

Just after it in the word index:

adversative 6 adverse 973 adversely 324 adversities 41 adversity 343 adversus 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

addictive 309 affleck 309 amounting 309 atari 309 carly 309 cereal 309

Corpus analysis for Adversary

  • In this selection, "adversary" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, monthly, attackiq, specific, aircraft, curation and research stand out and add context to how "adversary" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a deadly adversary and a foreign adversary faced a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "adversary" sits close to words such as addictive, affleck and amounting, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with adversary

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

He is also a skilled fighter and marksman, making him a deadly adversary. (13 words)

To avoid a war with a threatening adversary, that adversary has to believe you will use force. (17 words)

But as The Rogues are defeated, a deadly new adversary rises to challenge Barry Allen’s heroic legacy. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Despite many attempts by large and small military powers alike to develop methods of warfare effective enough to force their political goals on their adversary, none has yet found a way to sidestep the hard work of negotiating a mutually acceptable peace. (42 words)

A foreign adversary faced a serious domestic threat, so it stood to reason that the United States would say very little, since it would only help Putin if Prigozhin and his forces were seen as acting on behalf of the West. (41 words)

For this project, CEA will supply radar systems that are designed to simulate advanced adversary threat systems for the Growler’s training ranges, located near Oakey in Queensland and on the vast Delamere Air Training Range near Katherine in the NT. (41 words)

Example sentences (20)

Monthly adversary curation: Every month, the AttackIQ Adversary Research Team introduces a new set of adversarial campaigns to test your security controls against that specific adversary.

To avoid a war with a threatening adversary, that adversary has to believe you will use force.

In addition, the stealth fighter jet can take up any adversary aircraft on its own and prevail in an air-combat situation before the adversary aircraft even gets close.

The ideal end state would be to leverage this information to be more anticipatory on the defensive side—to identify likely adversary next steps and adversary intelligence collection requirements to get ahead of potential next targets.

This fighting strategy allows quick and unpredictable counterattacks, the ability to focus on more than one adversary and to face empty-handed an armed adversary.

A foreign adversary faced a serious domestic threat, so it stood to reason that the United States would say very little, since it would only help Putin if Prigozhin and his forces were seen as acting on behalf of the West.

After being sucked into the mysterious Quantum Realm, Team Ant-Man faced their most dangerous adversary yet Kang the Conqueror.

A more than worthy adversary for Maverick and his trusty F-14, or the Super Hornet-flying Top Gun graduates assembled by Vice Admiral "Cyclone" Simpson and Rear Admiral "Warlock" Bates.

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As the starship troopers invade Klendathu, they quickly realise they are out of their depth, and it soon becomes clear that their adversary is not as mindless as first believed.

But as The Rogues are defeated, a deadly new adversary rises to challenge Barry Allen’s heroic legacy.

Dante embodies everything Dominic is not, and his penchant for extravagance leads him to make audacious moves to obliterate his adversary.

D, Dele Alake, says the Federal Government does not see the mass media as an adversary, but a tool to put the administration on its toes.

Despite many attempts by large and small military powers alike to develop methods of warfare effective enough to force their political goals on their adversary, none has yet found a way to sidestep the hard work of negotiating a mutually acceptable peace.

During a Friday morning appearance on CNN, the GOP congressman pointed the finger at a McCarthy adversary: far-right Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL).

Even though Captain Hook is obsessed with getting his revenge for what Peter did to his hand, he doesn’t level the playing field and fly just like his adversary.

For many businesses, “identity threats are No. 1” right now, said Adam Meyers, head of Counter Adversary Operations at CrowdStrike.

For this project, CEA will supply radar systems that are designed to simulate advanced adversary threat systems for the Growler’s training ranges, located near Oakey in Queensland and on the vast Delamere Air Training Range near Katherine in the NT.

Having been raised in secret by Talia al'Ghul, Damian started out as an adversary of Batman with a grudge against his father.

He is also a skilled fighter and marksman, making him a deadly adversary.

In this movie, the crew of the USS Enterprise is pitted against an old adversary, the genetically engineered superhuman Khan Noonien Singh.

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Common combinations with adversary

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "adversary" in a sentence?
An example: "Monthly adversary curation: Every month, the AttackIQ Adversary Research Team introduces a new set of adversarial campaigns to test your security controls against that specific adversary." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "adversary" from authentic English texts.
What does "adversary" mean?
Adversary means: An opponent or rival.
What are synonyms of "adversary"?
Common synonyms of "adversary" include: antagonist, soul, mortal, somebody, someone, individual, person, resister. Plus 3 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "adversary" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "adversary", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.