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.
  • Iran as a broad foe is clear — and flat.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
  • But there are many more foes in their new land.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
  • And this time, the victim is an old foe.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
  • These can be used for stealth or to overwhelm foes.
    — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Again, are these black-and-gold foes rivals?
    — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Even so, the foes and all the king’s pawns find ways to change the chess board.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2025
  • And frankly, the friends have been worse than the foes in many cases.
    — NBC news, 13 July 2025
  • The two foes fought a 12-day war in June.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Fans and foes weigh in on social media.
    — Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Five players from this season’s team are now foes.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Maryland men’s lacrosse made sure not to get sunk by a bitter foe.
    — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Talarico will be an even tougher foe.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Trump has threatened others, both friends and foes.
    — Greg Myre, NPR, 22 Jan. 2026
  • And just like that, Love’s vanquished foe found a new lease of life.
    — Jack Bantock, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Pine has outscored its playoff foes 24-0.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The teams have faced off 24 times as Top 25 foes.
    — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • 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
  • And the bookstore cat, 6-month-old Spooky, is more friend than foe.
    — oregonlive, 15 Oct. 2021
  • Not all of Allende’s problems came from the foes to his right.
    — Ariel Dorfman, The New York Review of Books, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The time has come for brave warriors to conquer an indomitable foe.
    — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 7 Aug. 2022
  • But a road trip to an in-state foe is the most intriguing showdown to me.
    — Mike Carmin, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Nov. 2022
  • But soon enough, old secrets and new foes force them back together.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 17 June 2026
  • But soon enough, old secrets and new foes force them back together.
    — Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
  • But soon enough, old secrets and new foes force them back together.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026
  • But soon enough, old secrets and new foes force them back together.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
  • But soon enough, old secrets and new foes force them back together.
    — Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Now, Bichette will be a division foe.
    — Will Sammon, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
  • 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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