Sentence examples for were a rival from inspiring English sources

"It is as if he were a rival supporter.

The chief Philippine negotiator, Roberto Aventajado, said the attackers were a rival rebel faction.

Some of the Zawiyah fighters said their opponents were Qaddafi loyalists, others said they were a rival militia and some were not sure whom they were fighting.

At times pious, at other times antipapal, he thought he might win financial help from the German church if he were a rival pope, but in the end he let himself be dissuaded from this by Ferdinand II (the Catholic) of Aragon.

Then, act as if they were a rival, but not an enemy.

Billiards was a rival amusement.

Sprint is a rival American telecoms firm.

It is a rival to General Electric.

So God is a rival".

(Steadicam is a rival system).

Take William Seward, who originally was a rival.