contend

Example Sentences

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His lawyers contend they seek to correct a 160-year misunderstanding about the Constitution’s promise that “all persons born” in this country are deemed to be citizens.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

In rewriting Japan’s national-security strategy, Takaichi will have to contend with challenges including Japan’s aging population and recruitment shortfalls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Neither are the industry’s current problems just a case of a few bad loans, as its boosters contend.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

They contend it would give the firm the power to charge more for its programming, costs that would get passed onto consumers, and end up "limiting the quality and diversity of local news".

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

As though Bigwig’s angry impatience, Pipkin’s terror and the approaching dog were not enough to contend with, the cleverest rabbit among them had evidently gone out of his mind.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams