How to use contest in a sentence

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More sentences with contest

• So, everyone wants to know – did you win the contest or not?From the entry so
• She wins one modeling contest in Montana and suddenly she’s overweening.From the entry overweening
• The contest was a gimmick to get people to sign up for their mailing list.From the entry gimmick
• They were having this contest for grommets. The waves were micro. Even the groms were disgusted.From the entry grom
• I didn't win the contest, but I sure gave it my best shot.From the entry give it one's best shot
• His dog won an award in the fashion contest at the annual dog-day festival.From the entry fashion contest
• In the closest contest for years, who's to say who will win the title?From the entry who's to say?
• He ultimately came out on top after some initial loses in the first few electoral contests.From the entry come out on top
• Daniel hit the gold to win the contest.From the entry gold
• We're on the side of right in this contest.From the entry right
• The whalers had been operating in the contested waters off the island with sanction from the Japanese government.From the entry sanction
• The contest is only open to amateurs.From the entry amateur
• The contest was long, but the Romans finally conquered.From the entry finally
• The weather intervened before the contest could get under way.From the entry intervene
• All the contest judges agreed that Brigitt was absolutely gorgeous.From the entry gorgeous
• She gave her all, and ended up winning the contest.From the entry end up
• Any attempt by an entrant to influence the result or subvert the contest will lead to immediate disqualification.From the entry entrant
• There are some all ages contests at the fair.From the entry all ages
• I'll take a Porsche, no contest!From the entry no contest
• I will remain in post as Prime Minister until the contest is complete.2026 June 22, Keir Starmer, resignation speech. From the entry orderly
• “Before the contest, I tweeted ‘Live by the sword, die by the sword’,” he said.2025 July 26, Hannah Devlin, quoting Przemysław Dębiak, “Competition shows humans are still better than AI at coding – just”, in The…. From the entry live by the sword, die by the sword
• Long story short, after Esther won the contest, her story took an interesting turn.2025, J.D. Greear, Everyday Revolutionary: How to Transcend the Culture War and Transform the World, page 27=28. From the entry Dwight Schrute
• The statement did not make mention if those upcoming contests will be played.2020 September 29, David K. Li, “Titans, Vikings shut down in-person activities after NFL's first Covid-19 outbreak”, in NBC News. From the entry make mention
• But there was also one pieróg version that did not win the popularity contest.2019 September, Geraldine Balut Coleman, “Tekla Klebetnica Thrills Crowds”, in Polish American Journal, volume 108, number 9, section…. From the entry pieróg
• States increasingly contest international institutions by the strategy that can best be labeled "counter-institutionalization."2018 March 9, Michael Zürn, chapter 7.6, in A Theory of Global Governance, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, Conclusion, page 192. From the entry counterinstitutionalization
• Ultimately, though, the more prosaic goals carried the greater significance in this contest.2017 June 3, Daniel Taylor, “Real Madrid win Champions League as Cristiano Ronaldo double defeats Juve”, in The Guardian (London). From the entry prosaic
• Hankinson of DeSoto, Kansas, patented the roll bar for use in auto polo contests.2017, Adrian Zink, Hidden History of Kansas, page 177. From the entry auto polo
• Limbo is a traditional popular dance contest that originated on the island of Trinidad.2016, Linda Parker Hamilton, “Games in the Outdoors”, in Camping Activity Book for Families; The Kid-tested Guide to Fun in the Outdoors…. From the entry limbo
• Pączki Day is celebrated with pączki-eating contests, music and other Polish food.2016, Zdzisław Głębocki, “Longing for the Old Country: Polish-Americans and Nostalgia”, in Weronika Łaszkiewicz, Zbigniew Maszewski, Jacek…. From the entry pączki
• Until then, China had not contested Japan’s sovereignty for over 70 years.2015 February 1, Sumio Kusaka, “Japan and Its Territorial Claims”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 03 Mar 2015…. From the entry Senkaku Islands
• In a raucous atmosphere, it was an unforgiving and physical contest from the start.2014 November 14, Stephen Halliday, “Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Maloney the hero”, in The Scotsman. From the entry Serbian
• Yet the wider significance of Ice-T’s pop-cultural prominence is hotly contested.2014, Josephine Metcalf, Will Turner, “Introduction: “It’s got to feel real but not be real” (Ice-T)”, in Rapper, Writer, Pop-Cultural…. From the entry pop-cultural
• It has the greedy property (difficult to prove in time-critical contest environment!).2013, Steven Halim, Felix Halim, Competitive Programming 3: The New Lower Bound of Programming Contests., page 89. From the entry greedy property
• Each wave threatened settled foundations, often washing away old understandings and leaving only contested socialscapes.2012, Thomas J. Davis, Plessy v. Ferguson. From the entry socialscape
• Fighters preparing for a Queensberry marathon contest had to train and fight with the distance in mind.2012, Mike Silver, The Arc of Boxing: The Rise and Decline of the Sweet Science. From the entry Queensberry
• Fourthly, powerleveling is a key issue in which the moral order of the game is contested.2012, Chaka Chaka, “Second Life and World of Warcraft: Harnessing Presence Learning”, in Harrison Hao Yang, Steve Chi-Yin Yuen, editors…. From the entry powerlevel

Meaning of contest

1. noun Controversy; debate.
2. noun Struggle for superiority; combat.
3. noun A competition.

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Questions about contest in a sentence

How do you use contest in a sentence?

Contest is used as a noun and verb. For example: “The child entered the spelling contest.”

What is a short sentence with contest?

“I'll take a Porsche, no contest!”

What does contest mean?

Contest means controversy; debate.