- present participle of contend.
contending
Example Sentences
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Military on the Lincoln are reportedly contending with food shortages, broken plumbing and exhaustion, according to two US publications that cover the military - the Military Times and Stars & Stripes.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Officials will be contending with a challenging picture.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 25, 2026
Stronger inflows in its private-equity and other businesses helped offset a slowdown in its private-credit unit, which has been contending with a pullback in interest among individual investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
After the eight-day-long fire in a 500,000-square-foot Boyle Heights warehouse, eastern Los Angeles residents are contending with putrid smells, soot and potentially hazardous airborne chemicals after heavy plumes of smoke spread throughout the city.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
But they were plainly so ill at ease in their new surroundings that Holly was already contending against his own belief that there was little to be hoped for from them.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
