- present tense form of contend (3rd person singular).
contends
Example Sentences
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Kris Rehl, an organizer with LA Street Care and the Abolish 41.18 Campaign, contends that no-encampment zones serve only to shuffle homeless people from one area to another.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Reported talk of sailors debating whether to jump off the ship is overblown, he contends, recalling jokes that were made during his time on an aircraft carrier.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
He contends that no one has yet come up with “a single case of a demonstrably innocent person executed in America in the modern era.”
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2026
She romantically contends that street food is an “impulse buy – you pass by it, and it smells good, so you buy it to eat quickly.”
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
“You don’t know what Aunt Goldie contends with all by herself, and it’s none of your business to judge. Peach will grow up and he will grow out of this phase...”
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
