contend
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In the latest stress point, CSU has objected to 16 community college degree proposals, contending that they run counter to state law provisions designed to protect its own university degree offerings.
From Los Angeles Times
A coach also has to contend with the large distances from the dressing room.
From BBC
The only things they had to contend with were downed trees and flying debris.
From Literature
And the Seahawks are now set to contend for years to come.
But any attempts by the U.S. or China to extract mineral riches from Balochistan will have to contend with the intensifying insurgency.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
