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
• Madison is in top awards contention for her performance.
  — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
• Health care costs were also a point of contention between unions and railway carriers.
  — Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2022
• There were other bands that were around, like the Rolling Stones, that certainly could have been in contention.
  — Gary Graff, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2022
• The Pride had a seven-match unbeaten streak which launched them back into playoff contention.
  — Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2022
• But could the Blazers possibly play their way into title contention?
  — oregonlive, 20 Sep. 2022
• Gensler also repeated his contention that crypto has no purpose other than laundering money and scamming people.
  — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Nov. 2024
• But none of that will boost the Trail Blazers into contention without this essential requirement: Fix.
  — oregonlive, 25 Sep. 2022
• The real point of contention regarding their working royal status seems to regard his young children, Archie and Lilibet.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 19 Sep. 2022
• The point of contention was a claim by Miller's attorneys saying the state lost paperwork requesting an alternative execution method.
  — Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 23 Sep. 2022
• 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
• 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

Last Updated: 21 Dec 2024