How to Use competition in a Sentence

competition

noun

• They had a competition to see who could sell the most lemonade.
• Prices are lower when there is competition among the stores.
• Don't let the competition know our trade secrets.
• Covid meant that competition—the lifeblood of the sport—was put on hold.
  — Martina Navratilova, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2022
• Not that this is a competition, let alone a boxing match.
  — Laura Collins-Hughes, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2022
• While the playoff races are heating up, so, too, is the competition for league awards.
  — USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2022
• The particular blend of the fabric in this V neck is what sets it apart from the competition.
  — Brad Lanphear, Men's Health, 20 Dec. 2022
• So too is competition between streaming platforms that see Korea as their fiefdom.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 21 Dec. 2022
• Teams qualified via a number of means, mostly based on their recent results in various competitions.
  — Ben Church, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
• Luckily for Disney, there’s little competition in the coming weeks.
  — Ryan Faughnderstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2022
• These are yardstick games because the Rams and Chargers can size up their chances against top-shelf competition — and because losing would feel to them like a ruler rapping across the knuckles.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
• The event is the culmination of season-long competition where marching band halftime shows are adjudicated by a panel of marching band experts.
  — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2024
• There wasn’t the same kind of competition coming out of the LA gallery scene.
  — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
• The team is 5-10-3 in all competitions this season and last in the MLS standings.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2023
• Brown’s total gave her the first-day lead in the Girls’ Class 7A competition.
  — Al.com Reports, al, 16 May 2023
• Here are the dishes that took home the glory at the pre-event competition this year.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 8 May 2024
• This is kind of like the first real look at us as a team against some great competition.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2023
• The reality is that the Age of the ’Fit Pic has made space for competition.
  — José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2023
• The author also says that Trump and Epstein had a competition over who would be the first to sleep with the late of Wales.
  — Ewan Palmer, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
• When jobs are scarce, there is a lot of competition even for openings that pay low wages.
  — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
• There will also be a 40-yard dash competition with a prize for the fastest runner up for grabs.
  — Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2024
• Their absences open the door for competition for the third running back spot.
  — Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
• The lack of resale competition may buoy the new-home market a bit more than normal, though.
  — Lance Lambert, Fortune, 22 June 2023
• To win what will be a long-term competition, the United States must seize the mantle of change that China has claimed.
  — Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
• Yoshida would pick Jones’s brain about the big leagues — what the pitching was like, the overall competition.
  — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Dec. 2022
• Any limits would have to consider the sport, the level of competition and the age of students.
  — Savannah Tryens-Fernandes | [e-mail], al, 7 Apr. 2023
• Camaraderie, competition, and the love of wild trout are still the driving forces.
  — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 25 Sep. 2024
• Once again, the Moon is the high ground in a geopolitical competition.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 20 Oct. 2023
• The goal marked Messi’s league-leading 12th of the MLS season and 14th across all competitions.
  — Franco Panizo, Miami Herald, 2 June 2024
• That’s not ideal, even in a competition climate, so the Panthers need to scan the market for help.
  — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2024

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024