contender

Example Sentences

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However, Villa boss Emery said to "be a contender in front of them" is not "our reality" as he played down title talk and urged his players to "continue to be humble".

From BBC

The Oscar contender has so far taken in $1.27 billion worldwide.

From Barron's

Hearts "have arrived" as Scottish Premiership title contenders after beating Rangers for the second time this season, according to former Scotland striker Kris Boyd.

From BBC

His comments highlight that Maresca, who only three weeks ago saw his team labelled as title contenders, thinks inconsistency is to be expected with such a young squad.

From BBC

“It could be a whole alphabet soup of different things. With all the agriculture in this area, industry, automobiles, wood smoke, there’s a whole bunch” of contenders, Weiss-Penzias said.

From Los Angeles Times