How to Use nemesis in a Sentence

nemesis

noun
  • He will be playing his old nemesis for the championship.
  • Batman is the Joker's main nemesis and always foils his wicked plots.
  • Nemesis has a lot more hope in it.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 May 2026
  • And Colton is a great nemesis for me.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Jan. 2026
  • And Colton is a great nemesis for me.
    — Megan McCluskey, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Now, his old nemesis will carry his name.
    — Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 19 June 2026
  • Right out of the gates, the culinary nemeses were well-matched.
    — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2024
  • This was the first time the two nemeses have faced off in 15 years.
    — Wayne Sterling, CNN, 2 Sep. 2024
  • Her nemesis, though, is not some greedy landlord.
    — G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2026
  • And yet the Longhorns haven’t been this equipped to stay with their nemesis in a while.
    — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 10 Oct. 2019
  • And if rust stains are your nemesis, rust removers will come to your rescue!
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2023
  • But her mask-wearing nemesis wouldn’t miss a chance to expand his kill zone.
    — Shannon Carlin, Time, 16 Dec. 2022
  • In the ring, somebody must play the good guy and somebody must play their nemesis, the heel.
    — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Yet its nemesis is always within reach.
    — Shai Tubali, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Hedare kills her husband and frames her new nemesis, calling in a death-by-cop in the process.
    — Muna Mire, Vulture, 26 May 2021
  • The comedian has not yet weighed in on the death of his thin-legged nemesis.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
  • If wrinkles are your packing nemesis, Jones has a few tricks.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
  • So have their nemeses in the LAPD.
    — Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Putin, for his part, for years refused to utter the name of his nemesis in public.
    — Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024
  • She's been my pretend wife, my pretend nemesis and my real life, true friend.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • And their nemesis, Dworsky, has been following it for decades.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Nov. 2022
  • They are said to have poured freely from the flowing bowl to see their nemesis defeated at the polls.
    — Eric Felten, Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2021
  • Forced to baby-sit with her college nemesis, a young woman starts to see the man in a new light.
    — Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Jones is used to losing to his nemesis opponent.
    — Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The Chiefs are a nemesis for them in the best of times, having won the last three meetings.
    — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 17 Sep. 2021
  • This time, her nemesis isn’t so much Miranda.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Nemesis begins with a banger of a declarative scene.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 May 2026
  • Is dish soap the ultimate cast-iron skillet nemesis?
    — Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 4 June 2026
  • Nemesis grew by 57 percent from its premiere week.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
  • His nemesis is a dumpster, according to the show.
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026

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