compete

Example Sentences

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Fix them, combine that with the intensity England showed in Paris, and suddenly you have a team not just competing with the best, but capable of beating the best.

From BBC

The Bruins will next travel to Champaign, Ill., to compete in the Big Ten Conference championship meet.

From Los Angeles Times

Seven members of the team competing in the Women's Asian Cup had sought sanctuary in Australia after they were branded "traitors" at home for refusing to sing the national anthem.

From Barron's

They cannot afford the brain fades and off-days that have come in this tournament if they are to compete.

From BBC

Seven members of Iran's visiting football delegation competing in the Women's Asian Cup had sought sanctuary in Australia after they were branded "traitors" at home for refusing to sing the national anthem.

From Barron's