contender

Example Sentences

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Malinin was a contender to be at those Games four years ago.

From Los Angeles Times

England reached the semi-finals on that trip around the Caribbean but were beaten each time they faced the real contenders - Australia, South Africa and India.

From BBC

The next step is to outgrow the novelty and become medal contenders, something Stokes says Jamaica can do by the 2034 Games in Salt Lake City.

From Los Angeles Times

Team GB's women curlers kickstarted their campaign with a superb first victory of these Winter Olympics, beating medal contenders Canada 7-6.

From BBC

But what will this mean for the Canadians - who are considered medal contenders and have won their first three matches - in the rest of the Games?

From BBC