contestant
Example Sentences
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Their revelation that they were stepping down sparked a huge reaction online and also shocked contestants, with stars on the latest series telling me "no one saw it coming".
From BBC
In one of the more unalarming—and dare I admit enjoyable?—examples of audience participation in my experience, four volunteers from the audience join the six contestants onstage, and are duly entered into the competition.
Series 16 featured another group of endearing contestants, including Nataliia Richardson, a Ukrainian who settled in England with her family just before the war with Russia broke out.
From Los Angeles Times
Skinner was the first celebrity contestant to be voted out in this year's series.
From BBC
In one, he’s a contestant on “The Bachelor,” surrounded by a line of lookalike blond models; in another, he’s drinking matcha lattes with Will Smith.
From Los Angeles Times
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