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
  • Eloise sucks it up and treks over to see her old frenemy Cressida.
    — Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Sounds like blocking the maybe-frenemy would have a peace-of-mind dividend, too.
    — Carolyn Hax, idahostatesman, 27 Feb. 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
  • Doubly angered, Tommy storms away from his clan as well as his frenemy.
    — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 July 2021
  • There’s also Esther, her kind-of-sister-in-not-quite-law, who is a frenemy.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
  • No word yet on how de Lesseps feels on frenemy Morgan stealing the spotlight.
    — Fox News, 9 Mar. 2018
  • Greer played Lucy, a socially fraught frenemy in both the teenage and adult storylines.
    — Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 21 July 2023
  • Skarsgård confirms that the pair's frenemy-ship will continue in the new season.
    — Clark Collis, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Perry’s frenemy Swift started young, too, of course, but not with such cultural deficits.
    — Carl Wilson, Slate Magazine, 12 June 2017
  • And Lobo is the ultimate frenemy.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 27 June 2026
  • 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
  • The trailer opened with Bryant writing a letter to her longtime frenemy Huger.
    — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Bosom Buddies,’’ the duet in which Vera and Mame trade sly digs, frenemy-style.
    — Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2018
  • Our erstwhile school bully has to learn a bit of empathy, while Justin gets to teach man’s best frenemy how to be a better person.
    — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 20 June 2026
  • This novel follows a pair of famous frenemy writers drawn to each other as their careers skyrocket.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Over the course of the season, Devi’s relationship with Aneesa goes from threat to frenemy to friend.
    — NBC News, 15 July 2021
  • Still, Mahomes not having to see his frenemy twice a year would certainly make life a little easier.
    — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The Cheers alum has made several appearances on the satire series as David's frenemy.
    — Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 29 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • In season 4 fans will see Melody finally cut off her frenemy and costar, LaTisha Scott.
    — Marissa Charles, PEOPLE.com, 25 Mar. 2022
  • 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
  • Winter is a frenemy to skin — outdoor cold dry air depletes moisture from its outer protective layer and indoor heated air can parch it.
    — Margaret Buranen, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • Rachel Sennott enjoyably cameos as a version of herself who’s a Charli frenemy.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
  • When Min-hui ends up dead in the hospital following a hit-and-run, Mun-oh begins to suspect that his frenemy was involved.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 26 June 2026
  • In the middle of the month, Sadie Sandler leads her first movie as a college freshman in a frenemy situation with her roommate.
    — Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The commitment means Barkley is becoming more of a frenemy to the city of San Francisco than just a critic.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025

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