How to Use contention in a Sentence

contention

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  • That has been a source of contention for years.
  • He is in contention for the Olympic medal.
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  • Tiger Woods splashed his way into contention in the New Zealand Open … shooting a four under par to close within six strokes of the lead.
    — New York Times, 13 Jan. 2002
  • What could get the Democrats in contention to maybe hold the House?
    — CBS News, 16 Oct. 2022
  • But Oregon might actually have the toughest closing stretch among the foursome still in contention.
    — Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Fetterman suffered a stroke five months ago, and his health has become a point of contention in the race, even after the media and his campaign lowered the bar on expectations.
    — Houston Keene | Fox News, Fox News, 26 Oct. 2022
  • The race for the Hockomock League title comes down to the final days of the regular season; four teams remain in contention for at least a share of the crown.
    — Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Points of contention include a British program allowing almost three million people in Hong Kong to apply for visas.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Also in contention is Thuso Mbedu as her protégé, competing in supporting actress.
    — Shalini Dore, Variety, 26 Oct. 2022
  • His contention seems to have been borne out: research increasingly supports a salubrious effect of democratic governance.
    — Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
  • Johnson said the Navy had entertained multiple proposals that led to a potential leasee, but that leasee decided to drop out of contention earlier this year.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2022
  • However, this photo later became a source of significant contention within the company.
    — Paresh Dave, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
  • That group — which also selects which artists are eligible for best new artist — eventually decided that Beyoncé’s project should be in contention in dance.
    — Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Shelton was nominated by Trump to the Fed’s board in 2020 after Moore withdrew himself from contention.
    — Matt Egan, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Next day, top 20, and then go out and get in contention.
    — Leonard Shapiro, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • This isn't the first time pensions have been a point of contention in France.
    — Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 2 Feb. 2023
  • So New Orleans is out of contention for the fourth seed.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Bubba had the fastest car and charged for the lead late — but got wrecked out of contention in the final five laps.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The role of the Court of Justice of the European Union is likely to be a bone of contention.
    — Stephen Castle, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Brown should also be in contention for a third-team All-NBA slot.
    — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Dec. 2022
  • This has been one major source of contention around ESAs.
    — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • And is Texas ready to leap from eight wins to championship contention?
    — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 2 May 2023
  • But the final communiqué could turn out to be a bone of contention.
    — Omkar Poojari, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The question of whether deputies had a search warrant to begin with was an item of contention as well.
    — Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2024
  • With the trial just over a month away, the main area of contention is over the content of each side’s arguments.
    — Leo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 29 Aug. 2023
  • But the slides by the Pelicans and Trail Blazers has thrust the Jazz into contention.
    — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Mar. 2023
  • There was bristling within the audience, the first spark of contention.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2024
  • That game probably would have been in contention for a spot on this list.
    — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Okposo had not been to the playoffs since 2016 and the Sabres were already out of playoff contention.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 June 2024

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