How to Use contest in a Sentence
- She plans to contest a seat in Congress next year.
- Both candidates have agreed to another debate before this hotly contested election.
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No one nicked him with their shoe while contesting his shot.
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Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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All of the races will be contested.
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Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2026
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Both routes are slow, and both are contested.
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Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Being able to contest shots more.
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Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
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There are three open seats and only two of them are contested.
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oregonlive,
9 May 2023
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James made the mistake of trying to contest the shot.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Can’t nobody even contest that.
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Preezy Brown,
Rolling Stone,
6 Feb. 2026
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The issue of whether to drill there has been contested for many years.
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Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2026
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Because it has been contested, time and time again.
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Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Each of these stages will be fiercely contested.
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Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
16 Oct. 2025
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The findings have been contested by the school.
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Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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But their selection is tough to contest.
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Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
19 Mar. 2026
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The safety of glyphosate is still contested.
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Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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Off the ball, Bosnia aren’t afraid to contest a duel or put in a tackle.
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Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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But state officials contested it, and the courts backed them up.
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Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
2 Jan. 2024
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The path forward is not contested.
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Frances Mei Hardin,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026
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Such lists and canons will always be flawed, partial, and contested.
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Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
28 Aug. 2025
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Democrats and voting rights groups have also announced plans to contest the maps in court once signed.
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Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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Diggs filed a response to the suit, contesting that the baby is his at the time.
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Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Diggs filed a response to the suit, contesting that the baby is his.
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Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
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Diggs filed a response to the suit, contesting that the baby is his.
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Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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Not every idea needs to be contested before it can be explored.
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Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The final will also be contested that day.
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Howard Fendrich,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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Many of these were hard wins, often fraught and contested in their local context.
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Gia Biagi,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Seats that had been held for decades were the subject of crowded and hotly contested races.
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CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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The game was tightly contested for three quarters.
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Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
2 June 2026
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The outlet noted that the process could take months, even longer if the results are contested.
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Angel Saunders,
Peoplemag,
13 Sep. 2023
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Each step was contested, and each was imperfect.
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Brian Castrucci,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
- She hopes to win the contest for mayor.
- Will you enter the contest?
- Contest winners receive a cash prize.
- Democrats and Republicans are engaged in a contest for control of the House of Representatives.
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Try to get a good contest and pray.
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Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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Two artists had an art contest.
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Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
2 May 2026
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Check out the full contest rules here.
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Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
8 Oct. 2025
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This contest is over, but the fun isn't.
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bestinvoting.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Oh, and three of those four contests are on the road.
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Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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What are the 16 cities in the contest?
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Adrienne Davis,
jsonline.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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What all present did expect was a fierce contest.
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Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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This is the contest's 33rd year.
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Sara Donchey,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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That’s not to say his legs didn’t factor in the contest.
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Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
7 Nov. 2025
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The running back duo were the far-and-away stars of the contest.
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Landon Bartlett,
The Enquirer,
2 Sep. 2023
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Were those contests signs of things to come the rest of the season?
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Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
25 Sep. 2025
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And that doesn’t just mean two or three contests before a tribe swap.
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Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Feb. 2026
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Who would acquire the movie rights has been about a year-long contest.
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Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2026
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Then, six weeks after the last contest, he was forced to drop out.
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Amy Davidson Sorkin,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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The contest was never in doubt.
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Anthony Green,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Work in a longest-drive contest on a par-5.
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Mac Engel
may 31,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 May 2026
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Gunn won the men’s 3 point shooting contest.
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Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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There was more to lament in the aftermath of a tight contest.
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Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The contest was tight throughout.
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Colby Gordon,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Jan. 2026
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And there were contests like the one Murphy’s son took part in.
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Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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His teammates swarmed Snell in the sixth and forced him from the contest.
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Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Rams opened the contest by going run, pass, pass, punt.
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Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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Given the size of the pool, the contest will likely need a runoff.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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And, there’s a costume contest.
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Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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That allowed Marin to go from a tight contest to a five-shot lead.
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ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Lincoln is 0-7 and has been shutout in its last four contests.
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Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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