Explore Vie through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like compete or contend. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Vie in a sentence
Related words
Vie meaning
- To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.
- To rival (something), etc.
- To do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to put in competition; to bandy.
Using Vie
- The main meaning on this page is: To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something. | To rival (something), etc. | To do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to put in competition; to bandy.
- Useful related words include: compete, contend.
- In the example corpus, vie often appears in combinations such as: vie for, to vie, la vie.
Context around Vie
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 13 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Vie
- In this selection, "vie" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, villains, demelo and originally stand out and add context to how "vie" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and will vie with ryan and as a vie. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "vie" sits close to words such as accusers, analysing and artifact, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with vie
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The fab four are best known for hits such as C'est La Vie, and Rollercoaster. (16 words)
For the major grocery players information is key as each vie for greater profits and market share. (17 words)
Journalists will vie for 18 prizes after an annual media awards received a record number of entries. (17 words)
Candidates Skippy Mesirow, Sam Rose and Bill Guth, who will vie for two open council seats next month, participated in a forum event where they were asked questions about their backgrounds, philosophies and views for the future of Aspen. (39 words)
Mike Colter from also snagged a nomination for Best Actor in a Horror Series, while Katja Herbers will vie for Best Actress in a Horror Series, and Michael Emerson earned a nod for Best Villain in a Series. (38 words)
Governor Wike, in an earlier interview, laughed off the quest of Melaye to emerge the next governor of Kogi State, saying the PDP chieftain does not have what it takes to vie for such a position. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
B*Witched, famous for such bangers as 'C'est La Vie', 'C'est La Vie' and also 'C'est La Vie', originally split in 2002 but have occasionally performed together since 2012.
And at least one sitting council member thought it worthwhile to vie for the distinction of being first in line.
A paid family and medical leave program would remove this competitive disadvantage as we vie with other states for employees.
As one of 10 amateur invitees - five male and five female - Pickin won't vie for the $250,000 on offer.
As seen in the cast announcement, the women on range in age from 60 to 75. Gerry is 72 years old, so the network ended up casting age-suitable women to vie for his heart.
As various civilian factions and political parties continue to vie against each other and the military, and as the economic crisis continues, Pakistan remains unstable and self-absorbed.
Candidates Skippy Mesirow, Sam Rose and Bill Guth, who will vie for two open council seats next month, participated in a forum event where they were asked questions about their backgrounds, philosophies and views for the future of Aspen.
Ecuador international Cifuentes has had an unconvincing beginning to his Gers career after signing from Los Angeles FC in the summer and will vie with Ryan Jack for a midfield berth in the coming weeks.
Eleven finalists will vie for $75,000 in funding Aug. 1 during the finale of Alabama Launchpad, a statewide funding competition for startups.
For the major grocery players information is key as each vie for greater profits and market share.
Governor Wike, in an earlier interview, laughed off the quest of Melaye to emerge the next governor of Kogi State, saying the PDP chieftain does not have what it takes to vie for such a position.
In the fallout of Batman's sacrifice against Darkseid, Gotham devolves further into turmoil as villains vie for power and heroes fight over the Dark Knight's mantle.
Journalists will vie for 18 prizes after an annual media awards received a record number of entries.
Kings left wing Kevin Fiala, left, and Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dylan DeMelo vie for the puck during the second period on Wednesday night at Crypto.com Arena.
Mike Colter from also snagged a nomination for Best Actor in a Horror Series, while Katja Herbers will vie for Best Actress in a Horror Series, and Michael Emerson earned a nod for Best Villain in a Series.
More than 2,500 players from throughout NSW, representing at least 50 associations, have converged upon Maitland and Newcastle over the June long weekend to vie for glory.
NEP has identified NEP OpCo, a limited partnership with a general partner and limited partners, as a VIE.
Players can invite friends to join the game, creating friendly competition as they vie to accumulate the most virtual coins.
Some DC heroes have hidden depths that allowed them to vie with enemies who looked like they would pulverize them.
The fab four are best known for hits such as C'est La Vie, and Rollercoaster.
Common combinations with vie
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- vie for 108×
- to vie 40×
- la vie 21×
- will vie 16×
- they vie 10×
- vie to 9×
- vie with 8×
- villa vie 5×
- and vie 4×
- vie odyssey 3×