How to Use contender in a Sentence

contender

noun

• This latest defeat means that she's no longer a contender for the world title.
• There are several contestants, but only two real contenders.
• The two were the contenders in the second round of the election.
  — Jari Tanner, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2024
• Thanks to the strikes, this was the weakest group of contenders in decades.
  — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024
• That opened the door for the other contenders with the field down to 18 horses.
  — USA TODAY, 6 May 2023
• The contenders represented the West, the Northeast, the Midwest and the South.
  — Kturnqui, oregonlive, 22 June 2023
• The Cougars’ only loss was by six points in Week 3 against a 4A contender in Snowflake.
  — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 10 Nov. 2022
• Here's a look at the Final Four Burger contenders, and how to vote.
  — Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2024
• If there was a comeback player of the year award in the NHL, Drouin would be a top contender.
  — Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 18 May 2024
• While some may argue that the kitchen is the heart of a home, the sitting room makes for a mighty fine contender.
  — Town & Country, 9 Feb. 2023
• This left Jenna and Joey and Ilona and Alan as the final two contenders.
  — Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
• If the Heat doesn’t want to be a contender, stop pretending.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 July 2024
• Most of the main contenders fly in for the Gothams, and many stick around to get some extra campaigning in.
  — Nate Jones, Vulture, 7 Dec. 2024
• That said, Trump swamps the current field of primary contenders with 69% of the vote.
  — Susan Page, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2023
• The brand’s waffle robe also beat out a handful of contenders for the best spa-style robe.
  — Claire Harmeyer, Peoplemag, 5 May 2023
• There’s still time for more contenders to step forward.
  — Steven Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2023
• Here’s your cheat sheet for the 76th Emmy Awards, from the date to the biggest contenders in all the major categories.
  — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2024
• The new equations were a nod to Peak TV, and the fact that many categories were bursting with contenders.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 24 June 2024
• Some teams are legit contenders and others need to show more.
  — Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
• To some extent, though, it can be attributed not just to the strength of those new contenders, but to the weakness of the squads assumed to be at the head of the field.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2023
• In baseball, as the Angels and their fans know all too well, one player does not make your team a contender.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
• But with both back and playing well, Male once again looks like a solid contender for the state title.
  — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 12 Nov. 2022
• But even with bounce-back years from Trout and Rendon, the Angels might not be playoff contenders.
  — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
• Meanwhile, the Grizzlies are second in the West, looking like a true contender.
  — Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2023
• The awards contender starring Ralph Fiennes has a cume of $15.2 million.
  — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2024
• But if the Broncos stumble, a handful of contenders lurk.
  — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
• Lillard wants to play for a contender, and the Blazers are trying to build a team focused on younger players.
  — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 29 July 2023
• The lone top-tier best picture contender that did make the final 10 for the category: Poor Things.
  — Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2023
• So far, no movies have broken out as front-runners and there are plenty of very different contenders in play.
  — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
• The winner of this game instantly becomes a playoff contender, while the loser is a pretender.
  — Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 23 Jan 2025