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

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

  • There is some rivalry from two other planets, Rhea and Tethys.  - Mother Earth (novelette)
  • The rivalry and jealousy for the most part is one-sided, and Farfrae conducts himself with scrupulous honesty and fair dealing.  - The Mayor of Casterbridge
  • Their armed fleets expanded and bitter rivalry honed their enmity even keener.  - Tai-Pan (novel)
  • A rivalry develops between Buck and the vicious, quarrelsome lead dog, Spitz.  - The Call of the Wild
  • Mitch develops a rivalry with the ranch's professional cowboys, Jeff andR, when they drunkenly proposition one of the drivers, Bonnie.  - City Slickers
  • Their rivalry heats up when a mutual friend, Myung Fang Lone, shows up.  - Macross Plus
  • Their rivalry comes to a head during Springfield Elementary's annual diorama building competition.  - Lisa's Rival
  • Her observant little sister Kano points out that her rivalry with him comes from admiration, causing her to rethink her own feelings.  - Kare Kano
  • As Scrooge and Goldie meet again both a rivalry and an attraction to each other seem to resurface.  - Back to the Klondike
  • The arrival of "vice queen" Elvira Powell (Lee Patrick) sets off a rivalry with Kitty.  - Caged
  • A rivalry soon develops between Murphy and Bobby Jack.  - Murphy's Romance
  • A rivalry starts between Max's team and Bradley's Gammas.  - An Extremely Goofy Movie
  • The Benedict–Rink rivalry comes to a head when the Benedicts discover that Luz II and the much older Jett have been dating.  - Giant (1956 film)
  • Their rivalry is further exacerbated by competing romantic interest in Maya Katarina Toitovna, the leader of the Russian contingent.  - Mars trilogy
  • A rivalry breaks out among the three boys.  - Song of the South
  • The main story arc focuses on Spike and his deadly rivalry with Vicious, an enforcer for the Red Dragon Syndicate.  - Cowboy Bebop

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