contest
Example Sentences
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“Nobody reads them anymore, not since that abolitionist Abe Lincoln lost the Senate contest.”
From Literature
Unlike presidential elections, statewide contests do not feature running mates; each candidate must be elected on their own merits.
From Los Angeles Times
Beyond the two leading camps, several smaller opposition parties are also contesting the election, though with far less visibility and organisational reach.
From BBC
Austria is hosting the contest in Vienna after Austrian artist JJ won in Basel, Switzerland, last year.
From Barron's
San Francisco was banged up heading into this contest, and things only got worse, as star tight end George Kittle was lost to an Achilles injury.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.