in the hunt
idiom
US
: having a chance to win or succeed in a contest or competition
At this point in the season, both teams are still in the hunt.
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But this week’s episode reveals that the girl who died in the hunt was Mari, who’d drawn the Queen of Hearts card, marking her as the latest sacrifice.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 11 Apr. 2025
The observatory will be a game-changer in the hunt for Planet 9, agrees Scott Sheppard of Carnegie Science, one of the researchers who first suggested that a big planet could be the culprit that was messing with the orbits of some small solar system bodies.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
Evans: That now looks unlikely, as Newcastle are back in the hunt for Champions League football and their financial position is improving, so the need to raise funds through player sales has dropped considerably.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Brighton are still in the hunt, but losing Rutter is a damaging blow to their ambitions.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 11 Apr. 2025
The observatory will be a game-changer in the hunt for Planet 9, agrees Scott Sheppard of Carnegie Science, one of the researchers who first suggested that a big planet could be the culprit that was messing with the orbits of some small solar system bodies.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
Evans: That now looks unlikely, as Newcastle are back in the hunt for Champions League football and their financial position is improving, so the need to raise funds through player sales has dropped considerably.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Brighton are still in the hunt, but losing Rutter is a damaging blow to their ambitions.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in the hunt
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“In the hunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20hunt. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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