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
  • This has been one major source of contention around ESAs.
    Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The fest will also welcome — and present special honors to — a host of other top talent who are in awards contention.
    Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Bloom repeated the idea that the Sox are pursuing a future of perennial contention.
    Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Dec. 2022
  • That’s a big idea and a potential point of contention with RTA, but it’s one worth further exploration.
    Steven Litt, cleveland, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Early reports indicated that Connecticut was no longer in contention, which was confirmed by the time the meeting began on Friday.
    Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 3 Dec. 2022
  • For current filmmakers, the turn to the past is no retreat from present-day conflicts but a crucial, targeted, and deep-rooted contention with them—a diagnosis and an intervention.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2022
  • This season, Goff has passed for 23 touchdowns with seven interceptions for a Lions team that has won six of its last seven games to remain in contention for a playoff spot.
    Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 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
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • That includes the Estabrook Park dam on the Milwaukee River, which was removed in 2018 after years of contention.
    Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2024

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