How to Use contender in a Sentence

contender

noun

• This latest defeat means that she's no longer a contender for the world title.
• There are several contestants, but only two real contenders.
• Some teams are legit contenders and others need to show more.
  — Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
• Audiard is also a strong contender for both writer (with Thomas Bidegain and Nicolas Livecchi) and director.
  — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2024
• The two were the contenders in the second round of the election.
  — Jari Tanner, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2024
• Thanks to the strikes, this was the weakest group of contenders in decades.
  — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024
• That opened the door for the other contenders with the field down to 18 horses.
  — USA TODAY, 6 May 2023
• The contenders represented the West, the Northeast, the Midwest and the South.
  — Kturnqui, oregonlive, 22 June 2023
• Here's a look at the Final Four Burger contenders, and how to vote.
  — Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2024
• If there was a comeback player of the year award in the NHL, Drouin would be a top contender.
  — Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 18 May 2024
• If the Heat doesn’t want to be a contender, stop pretending.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 July 2024
• That said, Trump swamps the current field of primary contenders with 69% of the vote.
  — Susan Page, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2023
• The brand’s waffle robe also beat out a handful of contenders for the best spa-style robe.
  — Claire Harmeyer, Peoplemag, 5 May 2023
• There’s still time for more contenders to step forward.
  — Steven Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2023
• Here’s your cheat sheet for the 76th Emmy Awards, from the date to the biggest contenders in all the major categories.
  — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2024
• The new equations were a nod to Peak TV, and the fact that many categories were bursting with contenders.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 24 June 2024
• To some extent, though, it can be attributed not just to the strength of those new contenders, but to the weakness of the squads assumed to be at the head of the field.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2023
• But even with bounce-back years from Trout and Rendon, the Angels might not be playoff contenders.
  — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
• But if the Broncos stumble, a handful of contenders lurk.
  — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
• Lillard wants to play for a contender, and the Blazers are trying to build a team focused on younger players.
  — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 29 July 2023
• The lone top-tier best picture contender that did make the final 10 for the category: Poor Things.
  — Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2023
• To build a contender, the Reds need ownership and the front office to invest in the big league roster through free agency and trades.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 19 Apr. 2023
• It’s just been my dream to play for a national title contender.
  — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2024
• That warmth will be the key to the film’s awards fortunes: This is the kind of agreeable contender that should play well on the preferential ballot.
  — Vulture, 27 Oct. 2023
• Food This global soup dumpling contender is coming to L.A.
  — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
• Chef Danny Garcia, a current Top Chef contender, will lead the kitchen.
  — Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2024
• If a contender wanted Duran as a pinch runner as part of a bigger deal, why not?
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2023
• There were some notable snubs and surprises among this year’s crop of contenders.
  — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 10 Jan. 2024
• Not that Pike’s Elspeth, a blithe and gossipy ex-model (and a contender for funniest zingers of the year), would say so to her face.
  — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2023
• If there is no clear winner, the first two candidates will be retained in the race and ballot papers that chose other candidates for No. 1 will be checked to see if either of the top two contenders are their second or third preference.
  — Krishan Francis, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 1 Oct 2024