Explore Contenders through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Contenders meaning
plural of contender
Using Contenders
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of contender
- In the example corpus, contenders often appears in combinations such as: contenders for, the contenders, contenders in.
Context around Contenders
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 14 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Contenders
- In this selection, "contenders" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, potential, two, legit, remain and feud stand out and add context to how "contenders" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and potential contenders are struggling and best actor contenders this year. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "contenders" sits close to words such as angles, battled and congestion, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with contenders
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
All five shortlisted businesses were worthy contenders, who polled strongly. (10 words)
All five best-actor contenders this year are first-time nominees. (11 words)
As long as Jackson remains healthy, the Ravens should remain contenders. (11 words)
As the 2024 field takes shape, candidates and potential contenders are struggling with how to make the case that the party needs to move on from Trump without alienating his influential “Make America Great Again” loyalists. (36 words)
Adam Sadler and Mike Stowell will take first-team training for now, but here the PA news agency looks at some potential contenders to succeed the Northern Irishman on a permanent basis. (32 words)
An acrimonious leadership contest to replace her saw contenders feud over tactics and Sturgeon's legacy, particularly a bill she introduced to make it easier for people to legally change gender. (31 words)
After losses to Bills, Eagles and Chiefs, are the Dolphins legit contenders? (12 words)
Example sentences (20)
Adam Sadler and Mike Stowell will take first-team training for now, but here the PA news agency looks at some potential contenders to succeed the Northern Irishman on a permanent basis.
After a couple of seasons where finding a man of the match was often like looking for a four-leafed clover, yesterday’s rampant victory over QPR presented several contenders.
After a grueling tournament, two contenders remain: Seth “Freakin” Rollins and AJ Styles, two Superstars with a remarkable championship pedigree.
After losses to Bills, Eagles and Chiefs, are the Dolphins legit contenders?
All five best-actor contenders this year are first-time nominees.
All five shortlisted businesses were worthy contenders, who polled strongly.
All together, this year’s 10 best picture contenders have collectively grossed $1.574 billion in domestic ticket sales at the time of nominations.
Also, in the second final of the day, all three Indian contenders in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions (3P) fell short of the top eight mark.
Although Emus currently sit second on the ladder, it's been a difficult season for the perennial title-contenders.
Amazon is one of the likely contenders to broaden a deal with Warner Bros., industry analysts say.
Among the top contenders for quality and elegance, takes center stage with discounts of up to 50%.
An acrimonious leadership contest to replace her saw contenders feud over tactics and Sturgeon's legacy, particularly a bill she introduced to make it easier for people to legally change gender.
And yet again they looked miles away from being contenders in another disappointing display.
Archbishop Williams will face fellow Catholic Central League contenders St. Mary’s and Arlington Catholic, hoping to make a deep run in the Div. 4 state tournament.
As is the case with most championship contenders who have already built a roster, there aren't a lot of assets available in Milwaukee.
As long as Jackson remains healthy, the Ravens should remain contenders.
As the 2024 field takes shape, candidates and potential contenders are struggling with how to make the case that the party needs to move on from Trump without alienating his influential “Make America Great Again” loyalists.
As the 2024 Republican presidential race heats up, contenders are vying for the support of evangelical voters, a key demographic that has to former President Trump.
At the same stage in 2019, at least a dozen Democratic contenders for the presidency had either been to or announced plans to visit soon.
Below we take a look at some of the potential contenders.
Common combinations with contenders
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- contenders for 23×
- the contenders 17×
- contenders in 16×
- leading contenders 12×
- contenders and 12×
- contenders to 11×
- of contenders 11×
- other contenders 11×
- top contenders 10×
- title contenders 7×