rival
noun
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
had rivalled
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past perfectof rival.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Mrs. Ross's garden-party had rivalled Mrs. Charrington's, and there had been a succession of picnics, driving parties, and small select dinners at all the Hill houses.
From Lover or Friend by Rosa Nouchette Carey
Popes, cardinals, and princes had rivalled one another in accumulations of works of art and articles of luxury.
From A Short History of Italy (476-1900) by Henry Dwight Sedgwick
My output had rivalled that of 'The Duchess'—in quantity, I mean.
From In Search of the Unknown by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
As a matter of fact, my moral sufferings during the engagement had rivalled those of Mr. Sebright.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
Ecgberht had rivalled his master Karl by founding, after a fashion, the empire of the English.
From Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain by Grant Allen
