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Meanings of formidable adversary in English

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Usage of formidable adversary in English
1
She was strong, and a good fighter; she would be a formidable adversary.
Secrets of the Wolves
2
Privately, however, Trump's aides acknowledged Harris would be a formidable adversary.
Reuters
3
He is just about the most formidable adversary that you could ever imagine.
The new yorker
4
A second look suggested that he would be a formidable adversary in a fight.
Relentless
5
Mr. Banks had power in repartee which made him a formidable adversary in parliamentary debate.
Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 2
6
Pomp, now really alarmed, strove to escape from this more formidable adversary, but in vain.
Frank's Campaign; Or, The Farm and the Camp
7
He lowered his own head, shaken by the sudden fall of a once formidable adversary.
Shinjū
8
Looking both ways while holding contradictory views made the Libyan leader a foolish and formidable adversary.
The Irish Times
9
Stephenson had been a formidable adversary then and clearly hadn't lost any of his talent or cynicism.
Time After Time
10
He was living under the roof of the very man who had declared himself his most formidable adversary.
The Teeth of the Tiger
11
We have a very formidable adversary.
The Secret Adversary
12
He would be a formidable adversary.
Wizardborn
13
Ike feels we are winning the air war, but that the Red air force is still a formidable adversary.
Red inferno: 1945
14
There could no longer be any doubt that the gambler possessed some knowledge which made him a formidable adversary.
Keith of the Border: A Tale of the Plains
15
He had only exhibited a wise discretion: for what chance would he have stood against such a formidable adversary?
The Cliff Climbers / A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters"
16
A more formidable adversary yet remained in Gonzalo Pizarro, who had now advanced to Xauxa, about ninety miles from Lima.
History of the Conquest of Peru
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