How to Use noncompetitive in a Sentence
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Here’s what to know The noncompetitive mayor’s race scuttles the chance for strong voter turnout.
— Gromer Jeffers Jr., Dallas News, 24 Apr. 2023 -
The home run from Ramírez, and the noncompetitive pitches leading up to the slugger's 27th homer against the Tigers in his career, put Turnbull's team in a hole entering the final three innings.
— Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 21 Apr. 2023 -
Fisher fields a noncompetitive team, which is not a sin among his fellow owners.
— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2023 -
There's been a close game and many not-close games, somewhat competitive games and very noncompetitive games, but every game has ended the same.
— Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2020 -
The noncompetitive game was one of the Orioles’ most-attended at Camden Yards this season.
— Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2023 -
On Friday, Thornton ran routes in the red zone and took passes from Mac Jones in competitive and noncompetitive drills.
— Jayna Bardahl, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2022 -
Its hitting was stymied by a pitcher that the noncompetitive Los Angeles Angels gave away for nothing just a few weeks ago.
— Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 16 Sep. 2023 -
Too often Kilian threw noncompetitive pitches that were balls out of his hand.
— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2022 -
Even though votes are in, major news networks have only begun to declare some winners in races where the polls have closed, mostly for noncompetitive races.
— Katy Stech Ferek, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2022 -
My 6-year-old daughter is a second-year dance student at a noncompetitive dance studio.
— Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin, oregonlive, 25 Feb. 2023 -
Palmer said using a noncompetitive selection process would allow the state to hire a vendor more quickly.
— Dustin Gardiner, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Apr. 2022 -
But through two games this season, the Bulls were noncompetitive and not aesthetically pleasing to watch.
— Jamal Collier, chicagotribune.com, 27 Dec. 2020 -
The noncompetitive paddle is open to swimmers and paddlers in all kinds of watercraft ranging from surfboards and stand-up paddleboards to kayaks.
— Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2023 -
Additional prizes will include awards for noncompetitive teams with the best team name, best team costume, longest route finished in the 90 min time limit.
— Arkansas Online, 25 Feb. 2021 -
The Tonys also bestowed a number of noncompetitive awards.
— New York Times, 26 Sep. 2021 -
The districts also were designed to be noncompetitive, with none of the 12 Republican seats or 4 Democratic seats changing hands while the maps have been effect.
— Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 20 Aug. 2021 -
The Patriots entered December at 6-6 and squarely in playoff contention, yet Newton and the offense were noncompetitive in key games down the stretch.
— Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Mar. 2021 -
There will be some noncompetitive awards (those are honors like lifetime achievement).
— New York Times, 1 Mar. 2021 -
The general election for the seat is expected to be noncompetitive, given the state's partisan lean.
— Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2024 -
His involvement underlines the larger-than-usual stakes of the three-candidate race, a contest that has often been a low-key, noncompetitive affair for a behind-the-scenes post.
— Maya King, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2023 -
The event, called Bike the Bay, is a noncompetitive ride on primarily flat terrain and is intended to be accessible for all ages and abilities.
— Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2023 -
Had that 2019 team gone to New Orleans for a playoff game and looked noncompetitive, the Wilfs would have been forced to assess the future of their general manager, head coach, quarterback and star running back.
— Star Tribune, 20 Oct. 2020 -
Not that there would be any incentive to do so—these events are emphatically noncompetitive.
— Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 8 June 2020 -
The process resulted in making most of Texas’ districts noncompetitive election contests between the two parties.
— Dallas News, 11 Jan. 2023 -
The markets for the two different products are also noncompetitive, Cooper said.
— Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 24 Mar. 2023 -
Yes, but there is an annual award given for regional theater, as well as a set of noncompetitive awards each year, including a lifetime achievement award and an excellence in theater award.
— Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2021 -
On Monday, the Navy announced that the emergence of unsolicited, competing interests in the property meant that a noncompetitive lease would no longer be possible.
— Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022 -
People in competitive games showed greater trust for fellow group members than those playing noncompetitive games.
— Mark Barna, Discover Magazine, 19 Sep. 2018 -
The noncompetitive event, considered one of the biggest community bike rides in the world by event organizers, allows riders to explore the city’s major bridges and highways, including the car-free upper decks of both the Marquam and Fremont bridges.
— oregonlive, 14 Aug. 2022 -
This suggests the possibility that writing off Ohio as a noncompetitive state may be premature.
— David Jackson, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2023
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