Examples of use of worthy opponent
1. "They are a worthy opponent," said Andrew Arulanandam of the NRA.
2. Hatton, who won the belt after beating Kostya Tszyu last summer, is stepping up a weight and feels Rabbah did not make the grade as a worthy opponent.
3. They took note of his worthy opponent, who showed with not only words but with actions what decency he had,‘‘ Bush said before again sobbing.
4. PM BUFFALO, N.Y. –– John Faso opened the final debate in the governor‘s race Thursday by calling Eliot Spitzer his "worthy opponent," then spent most of an hour saying the Democrat wasn‘t worthy of much else.
5. Tsang, a veteran Hong Kong civil servant, earned points with Hong Kong residents of all political persuasions by going along with the idea and treating Leong as a worthy opponent.