contender

Example Sentences

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Despite the high rankings of the two fighters, the UFC have not officially branded it a number one contender bout for the championship, which is held by Australia's Alexander Volkanovski.

From BBC

House contender and a Cook County commissioner, lost.

From The Wall Street Journal

This is why that February 2021 episode enjoyed a ratings spike, leading one to wonder if the whole lax vetting of “Bachelors” and “Bachelorette” contenders isn’t entirely accidental.

From Salon

Pidcock was part of a lead group of 12 riders on the final Superga climb, which whittled the contenders down to five.

From BBC

Rayner, who is regarded by some Labour MPs as a potential leadership contender, was speaking at a reception for the Mainstream group - a centre-left organisation associated with Labour.

From BBC