contest
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The slam dunk contest, with a two-round format featuring four contestants, will cap Saturday’s festivities.
From Los Angeles Times
Ley narrowly defeated Taylor in a leadership contest last year, after her party's worst ever election loss.
From BBC
Watch South Africa and Afghanistan play out a thrilling final over in their match at the T20 World Cup, taking the contest into a super over.
From BBC
In “Bloody Crowns,” Mr. Livingston is more controversial, contesting the conflict’s traditional duration by stretching it even further to become the “Two Hundred Years War.”
In late May, he told a Toledo court he wanted to contest the citation because of the F-150’s driving technology.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
