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Vies is an English word of 4 letters. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Vies in a sentence

Vies | Vie | Viesca | Viesturs

Vies meaning

third-person singular simple present indicative of vie

Using Vies

  • The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of vie
  • In the example corpus, vies often appears in combinations such as: vies for, vies with, left vies.

Context around Vies

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 11 start, 7 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Vies

  • In this selection, "vies" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, left, foxconn and china stand out and add context to how "vies" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as canada vies for a and as china vies for regional. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "vies" sits close to words such as abdulkadir, abed and abhay, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with vies

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Moose Jaw Warriors Matthew Savoie (right) vies for the puck in an OHL handout photo. (15 words)

Sporting’s Wendel vies for the ball with Aberdeen’s Marley Watkins, left, and Ferguson. (15 words)

Moreover, Variable Investment Entities (VIEs) have been widely used in the past to overcome restrictions in particular sectors. (18 words)

Paris Saint-Germain’s French forward Kylian MBappe (R) vies with Dijon’s Island goalkeeper Alex Runarsson during the French Ligue 1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Dijon at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on May 18, 2019. (43 words)

Ranged against an Adamson side still figuring out its identity, UST is not taking last season’s third placers lightly as it vies for a first round sweep, which the España-based program last achieved in the 2006-07 season. (40 words)

Manchester City’s English midfielder Phil Foden (R) vies with Chelsea’s English midfielder Ross Barkley (L) during the English FA Community Shield football match between Chelsea and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium in north London on August 5, 2018. (40 words)

Example sentences (20)

Foxconn vies with Taiwanese rivals such as Wistron Corp and Pegatron Corp to win more orders from Apple, the world’s most valuable company.

He is pausing his capital-related front bench work as he vies to be selected by the Tories ahead of the mayoral election in May 2024.

Solomon Islands, one of the poorest countries in the Pacific, sits at the centre of an escalating tug-of-war as China vies for regional influence with Australia and the United States.

Team USA forward Brandon Vázquez vies for the ball against Columbia defender Alexis Pérez during the second half of an international friendly Saturday, Jan.

Google, on Thursday, renamed its Bard chatbot after the new artificial intelligence that is powering it, called Gemini, and said consumers can pay for better reasoning capabilities as it vies with Microsoft to win subscriptions.

Moose Jaw Warriors Matthew Savoie (right) vies for the puck in an OHL handout photo.

Mozambique's Lau King, left vies for the ball with Egypt's Ahmed Hegazi during the African Cup of Nations Group B soccer match between Egypt and Mozambique in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Sunday, Jan.

Ranged against an Adamson side still figuring out its identity, UST is not taking last season’s third placers lightly as it vies for a first round sweep, which the España-based program last achieved in the 2006-07 season.

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Atletico's Luis Suarez (left) vies with Villareal's Raul Albiol for the ball during a Spanish first-division match on Saturday in Madrid.

Chelsea’s Brazilian midfielder Willian (L) vies with Burnley’s English defender Matthew Lowton during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Burnley at Stamford Bridge in London on January 11, 2020.

Moreover, Variable Investment Entities (VIEs) have been widely used in the past to overcome restrictions in particular sectors.

Sporting’s Wendel vies for the ball with Aberdeen’s Marley Watkins, left, and Ferguson.

Susan Brown Wiki: Facts About Michael Bloomberg’s Ex-WifeMichael Bloomberg is locked in a heated war of words with President Trump as the former NYC Mayor vies for the Democratic candidacy in the 2020 presidential.

But withdrawing from the mission after only a year is raising some eyebrows as Canada vies for a rotating seat at the UN Security Council.

Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez is to stand trial for a fourth time on corruption charges, even as the leftist opposition leader vies for the position of vice president in elections next month.

Gor Mahia midfielder Tobias Otieno, left, vies for the ball with winger Boniface Omondi during their training session at Camp Toyoyo, Nairobi on October 31, 2019.

Paris Saint-Germain’s French forward Kylian MBappe (R) vies with Dijon’s Island goalkeeper Alex Runarsson during the French Ligue 1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Dijon at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on May 18, 2019.

Given that acknowledgement, the next couple of years could be crucial for Stagecoach as it vies to keep hold of the East Midlands and West Coast franchises and win Southeastern.

Manchester City’s English midfielder Phil Foden (R) vies with Chelsea’s English midfielder Ross Barkley (L) during the English FA Community Shield football match between Chelsea and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium in north London on August 5, 2018.

Real Sociedad’s French defender Theo Hernandez (L) vies with Barcelona’s French forward Ousmane Dembele during the Spanish league football match between Real Sociedad and FC Barcelona at the Anoeta stadium in San Sebastian on September 15, 2018.

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Common combinations with vies

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "vies" in a sentence?
An example: "Foxconn vies with Taiwanese rivals such as Wistron Corp and Pegatron Corp to win more orders from Apple, the world’s most valuable company." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "vies" from authentic English texts.
What does "vies" mean?
Vies means: third-person singular simple present indicative of vie
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