in contention

idiom

: being argued about : not yet decided

an issue that is still in contention

Examples of in contention in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

More Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Spaun, who had never been in contention for a major before, had come close earlier this year, losing a playoff at THE PLAYERS Championship. —Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025

Ben Griffin and Adam Scott are both tied for fourth at even, and plenty of others, although being over-par for the tournament, are well in contention on a rainy moving day. —Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2025

The show wrote her character a lovely send-off episode, and now Lavin is in contention for a posthumous Emmy nomination for Supporting Actress in a Comedy. —Joe Reid, Vulture, 14 June 2025

Give credit to team president Jed Hoyer, the Cubs are in contention for the best record in the National League with a payroll believed to be the seventh highest in the NL. —Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 18 June 2025

Rhymes for in contention

• apprehension
• comprehension
• condescension
• hypertension
• hypotension
• reinvention
• reprehension
• resuspension
• attention
• convention
• declension
• detention