How do you use Contender in a sentence? See 20 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like rival or challenger, plus the exact meaning.
Contender in a sentence
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Contender meaning
- Someone who competes with one or more other people.
- Someone who has a viable chance of winning a competition.
Synonyms of Contender
Example sentences (20)
Christian McCaffrey is a leading contender for the award, given his consistent performance throughout the season.
Dyche was always a contender, although seemingly behind the 67-year-old Argentinian, but is now in pole position.
I thought the way they were playing lately they could have been a real contender if they had snuck into the top four.
Not every previous contender is making a return, with no sign of New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe's Toadette or Nabbit.
Either way, things need to change offensively in Pittsburgh for the Steelers to be a relevant playoff contender again.
And in a passing league, this dynamic unit is a big reason why Philadelphia has emerged as a perennial title contender.
Leicester are now seeking a replacement for Rodgers with former Leeds boss Jesse Marsch a strong contender for the job.
After a dominant win, with a dose of luck, Sergio Perez seems increasingly like a Formula One title contender.
After beating the Wizards, the Bulls travel to Toronto on Tuesday to take on another Eastern Conference play-in contender.
Most importantly, the new/revamped vehicle models should remind Wall Street that Nio is still a strong industry contender.
Rodgers’s presence would help them all and would certainly push the Men in Green into an AFC East contender.
But it wasn’t clear out of the gate that Two Phil’s would end up being considered a top-third contender in the Derby field.
Another contender, Vivek Ramaswamy, sat for a contentious interview with former CNN personality Don Lemon.
He’s also a contender to be temporarily called up to help out on special teams for a game or two or three.
She is the perfect candidate for a contender that’s in need of a table setter, especially one who will limit their mistakes.
Rice has been heavily linked with a move away while Moyes could be a contender for the vacant Celtic job.
Charles Melton is a strong contender for an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for May December.
However, his thumping drive – which will be a goal of the season contender – was swiftly followed captain Delaney’s dismissal.
And yet, the Jets are still no more than two games behind every AFC playoff contender other than the 7-2 Chiefs and 7-3 Ravens.
Bobbi Morse's Mockingbird is also a strong contender, especially given her character's importance to the 2008 comic book event.
Common combinations with contender
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- contender for 41×
- strong contender 18×
- contender in 17×
- presidential contender 9×
- title contender 8×
- serious contender 8×
- contender to 8×
- leading contender 6×
- bowl contender 6×
- be contender 6×
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About these examples
The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word contender. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.