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
• 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
• If the Heat doesn’t want to be a contender, stop pretending.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 July 2024
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• It’s just been my dream to play for a national title contender.
  — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2024
• That warmth will be the key to the film’s awards fortunes: This is the kind of agreeable contender that should play well on the preferential ballot.
  — Vulture, 27 Oct. 2023
• Food This global soup dumpling contender is coming to L.A.
  — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
• Chef Danny Garcia, a current Top Chef contender, will lead the kitchen.
  — Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2024
• If a contender wanted Duran as a pinch runner as part of a bigger deal, why not?
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2023
• There were some notable snubs and surprises among this year’s crop of contenders.
  — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 10 Jan. 2024
• Not that Pike’s Elspeth, a blithe and gossipy ex-model (and a contender for funniest zingers of the year), would say so to her face.
  — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2023
• However, weak odor control that allows smells to seep out—even when the lid is closed—makes this a poor contender.
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 26 July 2023
• The contenders, most of whom are serving in Congress, give Trump a chance to court different sets of voters.
  — Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 June 2024
• Touching, with plenty of laugh-out-loud moments, this Finnish gem might be the little awards contender that could.
  — Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2023
• If there were medals for the overall level of public interest in the Olympic games, Paris 2024 would be a strong contender for the podium.
  — Hope King, Axios, 12 Aug. 2024
• Brooke and Henson have a chance in the supporting actress race, while the film as a whole is a likely contender for best picture.
  — Anna Tingley, Variety, 16 Jan. 2024
• The contender for this honor is one that might leave Kentuckians feeling faint: the brandy old-fashioned.
  — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2023
• Netflix's Shirley has all the makings of an Oscar contender on paper.
  — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024