How to Use contention in a Sentence

contention

noun

• 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
• 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 issue brought the Democrats into contention in the face of all that economic news.
  — Anthony Salvanto, Kabir Khanna, Jennifer De Pinto, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2022
• 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
• But as far as Casagrande knows, only one film was taken out of contention for the award.
  — NBC News, 6 Sep. 2022
• 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
• At 7-4, Illinois has plenty to play for as it’s still in contention to finish first in the Big Ten West.
  — Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 26 Nov. 2022
• The Browns have locked up a playoff berth, while the Bengals are out of postseason contention.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2024
• The senior finished fifth, running a 50.86 to finish just out of contention for a state bid.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 1 June 2023
• For a team on the fringes of contention, a string of untimely injuries can make all the difference.
  — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 24 Mar. 2023
• Credit-card fees have been a source of contention for U.S. merchants, who say the fees hurt their bottom-lines.
  — WSJ, 2 Nov. 2023
• There were other bands that were around, like the Rolling Stones, that certainly could have been in contention.
  — Gary Graff, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2022
• Roberts may be singing a different tune if the Dodgers find themselves out of contention and Snell once again refuses to pitch.
  — Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
• Week 15 saw the number of teams that have qualified for the playoffs increase to seven, while two more were cut out of contention.
  — Sam Joseph, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Jan 2025