contest
Example Sentences
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Think of it as ammo to advance in your career, which—let’s face it—is not so different from winning a popularity contest.
“My mom was a body double for Taylor Swift. I won a drawing contest in third grade. I once ate a plastic SpongeBob SquarePants.”
From Literature
She reset to break Pegula's hitherto dominant serve, but was broken back straight away with her fourth double fault of the contest.
From Barron's
The contest will be held at the Pyongyang Golf complex, North Korea's only golf course and the world's "most exclusive", according to organisers.
From Barron's
North Carolina A&T is among the schools that appear in the indictment, with player Camian Shell accused of working with the gambling ring to rig a contest against Towson.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
