contest
Example Sentences
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The teams will be racing to this year's Slater Cup, which is contested between Gloucester and Leicester Tigers, Mr Slater's former clubs, every season.
From BBC
The pitch for the fourth Ashes Test in Melbourne has "done too much" and has resulted in an "unfair" contest between bat and ball, says former England captain Michael Vaughan.
From BBC
He spends much of the rest of the film trying to raise money to pay the fine and attend a rematch, this time in Japan, that won’t even be an official contest.
I don’t want to turn this into a contest, however.
“Stay at home. Find more volunteer opportunities and have time for my hobbies,” another user contested.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
