contender

Example Sentences

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Choosing Fed governor Christopher Waller, who is one of four contenders for the job and who doesn’t have a close relationship with the president, “would certainly address a lot of the concerns,” said Tillis.

From The Wall Street Journal

Early results misleadingly suggested that Thomas Frank's team were strong Champions League contenders while Daniel Farke's side were in for a long, tough struggle.

From BBC

After acquiring the film’s distribution rights on the star power of Kemp’s name alone, Netflix has organized the junket as a pre-production preview to tout its next big awards contender.

From Salon

But two of the state’s top GOP contenders were among the five candidates who appeared Saturday afternoon at a “Patriots for Freedom” gubernatorial forum at Calvary Chapel WestGrove in Orange County.

From Los Angeles Times

Smith can now set his sights on the division's other top contenders.

From BBC