athletic contest
Example Sentences
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Fifty years ago, the US Open became the first major athletic contest to offer equal prize money to men and women.
From NewsForKids.net • Sep. 14, 2023
It's an athletic contest, fan loyalty rests with teams, not parties, and to tie it in with the American flag has never really made sense.
From Golf Digest • Nov. 6, 2017
For the unfamiliar, this brand of wrestling is probably best understood as sweaty theater rather than a traditional athletic contest.
From Washington Times • Aug. 12, 2017
To beat that and recover to the point where you repeatedly win an extremely challenging athletic contest is still an achievement, with or without chemical assistance.
From The Guardian • Aug. 24, 2012
“I do believe, however, that the newspaper sponsors an athletic contest in the spring, Anthony. We’ll be sure to participate in that one as well,” Mrs. Grayson promised.
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
