How to use "rival" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "rival" in popular movie and book plots

  • She is on her way to see Oscar's rival (and former employee), Max Jacobs (Charles Lane (actor)), to star in his play.  - Twentieth Century (film)
  • In feudal Japan, two rival clans, the Ebihara and the Mishima, are at war.  - Daikatana
  • This caused a significant number of workers to rebel, and begin to trade stolen Notum to a rival corporation.  - Anarchy Online
  • The museum's director enlists Donald and his nephews, Huey, Dewey and Louie, in a rival attempt to find the helmet first.  - The Golden Helmet
  • This includes his wife, whom he eventually electrocutes, and his young rival at the office, Bob Benham.  - A Shock to the System
  • Together with his rival Kuwabara, Yusuke fights through a tournament organized by Genkai to find her successor.  - Yu Yu Hakusho
  • After a theatrical rival suddenly goes blind, Guy is given an important part in a stage play.  - Rosemary's Baby (novel)
  • Yeager (now a major) and friendly rival Scott Crossfield repeatedly break the other's speed records.  - The Right Stuff (film)
  • She invites long-time rival Helen Sharp, an aspiring writer, backstage along with Helen's fiancé, plastic surgeon Ernest Menville.  - Death Becomes Her
  • The Morolians aren't the only problem, however, as Ulala must also contend with rival reporter, Pudding, and pirate broadcaster, Jaguar.  - Space Channel 5
  • A rival gang headed by "Schemer" Burns takes advantage of the disarray resulting from Nathan's death, precipitating a gang war.  - The Public Enemy
  • Tsurumaru had been blinded and left impoverished after Hidetora took over his land and killed his father, a rival lord.  - Ran (film)
  • It is the story of "Noisy" Rhysling, the blind space-going songwriter whose poetic skills rival Rudyard Kipling's.  - The Green Hills of Earth
  • He is confronted by rival archaeologist René Belloq and the indigenous Hovito people.  - Raiders of the Lost Ark
  • A guilt-ridden Holly professes her love for her former rival over the cold, unfeeling Brad.  - The Greatest Show on Earth (film)
  • Also, without an heir, the Tudor line would end; the risk of civil war between rival claimants was a possibility if Elizabeth died childless.  - House of Tudor

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