How to Use noncompetitive in a Sentence

noncompetitive

adjective
  • 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
  • Obviously gave up a base hit and then a noncompetitive at-bat to Ryan (McMahon) and then kind of just some weird stuff happened.
    Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 20 July 2024
  • 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

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