How to Use no contest in a Sentence

no contest

noun

• They are asked to plead guilty, not guilty or no contest.
  — Jolie McCullough, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Dec. 2021
• In a tweet, the tournament said the game was declared a no contest.
  — San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Dec. 2021
• The judge could have required that Hobbs plead no contest, meaning the charges could stay on his record.
  — Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Sep. 2022
• Dix pled no contest to two felonies in two cases brought against her.
  — Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024
• Jones pleaded no contest to those felony charges on Nov. 13, court records show.
  — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2024
• Games that cannot be rescheduled will be declared a no contest.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 23 Dec. 2021
• Sanchez retired from the department last year and pleaded no contest to the grand theft charges in June.
  — Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Sep. 2021
• Sheen pleaded no contest to the charges and was placed on two years’ probation.
  — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
• Only in the event neither team could compete would the game be declared a no contest.
  — Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Aug. 2021
• Three other men have also pled no contest for their roles in the attack.
  — Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2023
• The deal meant the man pleaded no contest to manslaughter and that a charge of possessing a weapon would be dropped.
  — Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Oct. 2022
• If both teams are unavailable, the game would be declared a no contest.
  — Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer, 27 Dec. 2021
• In June 2020, Brown pleaded no contest to the charges and received two years of probation.
  — oregonlive, 3 Jan. 2022
• In the early ‘90s, Samartaney pleaded guilty to killing one of his friends and pleaded no contest to killing his teenage son.
  — Alex Mann, baltimoresun.com, 28 Feb. 2022
• Reubens denied the charges in a statement, then pleaded no contest, avoiding a charge on his record.
  — Laura Zornosa, Time, 31 July 2023
• Peck pleaded no contest to charges of committing a lewd act against a child and was sentenced to 16 months in prison.
  — Shania Russell, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2024
• If it can’t be rescheduled later in the season, it will be declared a no contest.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2022
• Mason pleaded no contest to nine felony charges of video voyeurism.
  — Elliot Tritto, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2022
• He was sentenced to two years in prison after striking a deal to plead no contest to a single felony charge in March 2021.
  — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
• Meneses pleaded no contest and was sentenced to 15 years to life.
  — Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 25 Jan. 2023
• Inthe past, McConnell has been named leader with no contest.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2023
• Halls took a plea deal in 2023 for his role in the shooting, pleading no contest to one count of negligent use of a deadly weapon.
  — Christina Maxouris, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
• Morris pleaded no contest to one of the charges and the other was dismissed, according to court records.
  — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2024
• Simpson pleaded no contest to spousal abuse charges in 1989.
  — Jason Rossi, The Enquirer, 11 Apr. 2024
• Aldrich also pleaded no contest to two hate crimes, one a felony and the other a misdemeanor.
  — Colleen Slevin and Jesse Bedayn, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2023
• If that cannot be done, it will be designated no contest.
  — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Dec. 2021
• On Tuesday, Davila, 37, pleaded no contest to a charge of injury to a child, a first-degree felony and sentenced to 40 years.
  — San Antonio Express-News, 29 June 2021
• Soliz pleaded no contest, served 90 days in jail and was sentenced to two years probation.
  — Martha Ross, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2024
• This month, Cephus, 22, pleaded no contest to the charge and was sentenced to 15 months’ probation.
  — Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Nov. 2023
• Hayes later plead no contest to two of the charges — false imprisonment and resisting arrest.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024