athletic contest
Example Sentences
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A setback in an athletic contest seemed trivial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Fifty years ago, the US Open became the first major athletic contest to offer equal prize money to men and women.
From NewsForKids.net ● Sep. 14, 2023
It's an athletic contest, fan loyalty rests with teams, not parties, and to tie it in with the American flag has never really made sense.
From Golf Digest ● Nov. 6, 2017
For the unfamiliar, this brand of wrestling is probably best understood as sweaty theater rather than a traditional athletic contest.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 12, 2017
It happened that soon after their arrival Perseus heard that the King of Larissa, in the North, was holding a great athletic contest, and he journeyed there to take part.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
