contest
Example Sentences
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From this point onward the competition adopts a knockout format, with each fixture other than the final contested over two legs.
From BBC
Palisades’ boys had last taken their home floor for an official contest on Jan. 6, 2025 — one day before the Palisades fire broke out and dealt severe damage to their campus and community.
From Los Angeles Times
The pair have contested the past three Grand Slam title matches - Alcaraz winning the French Open and US Open, with Sinner claiming Wimbledon in between - as their rivalry continues to grow.
From BBC
“The Federal Supreme Court acknowledged that this new evidence may justify a modification of the contested award,” Switzerland’s highest court stated.
From Los Angeles Times
“It points to a process goal—reduce conflict, restore order, keep people safe—rather than a contested diagnosis of responsibility—who is at fault, which agency acted improperly, whether an action was lawful,” Santoro said.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
