athletic contest
Example Sentences
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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
Choke: To fail to perform effectively because of nervous agitation or tension, especially in an athletic contest.
From The Guardian • Oct. 4, 2012
Arf!, and soon the audience became a two-part chorus with half the auditorium chanting SAN-dy, and the other half responding with ARF, ARF in a manner more suited to an athletic contest than musical theater.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
