How to Use the competition in a Sentence

the competition

noun
  • Don’t let the competition get in the way of the love.
    — Brian McCollum, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • And with a unique twist that sets them above the competition.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Stolz is now in first place in the competition.
    — Sean Nevin, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
  • That is good for the clubs, and good for the fans, and good for the competition.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Teams had to hit both of those heights across two flights to stay in the competition.
    — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
  • But the competition played by the same rules.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Jacobs had no idea where he would be sent for the competition.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026
  • But battery life is one area where the competition has kept up.
    — PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Google won the search war before the competition knew there was a war.
    — Sumeet Vaidya, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • With no saves or steals in this round, the competition is intense.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
  • And what does the winner walk away with from the competition?
    — Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024
  • How did this non-franchise movie wipe the floor with the competition?
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
  • His daughter has been hit with the competition bug, as well.
    — Jonathan Carone, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Even if the competition might not be best, that’s my challenge, to keep that record.
    — Brad Joyal, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Apr. 2023
  • What was the hardest round of the competition for you?
    — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 7 May 2026
  • The act with the most points wins, and their country gets to host the competition next year.
    — Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
  • But what makes these capsules stand out from the competition?
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Here are the 24 clubs to have won the competition.
    — Will Jeanes, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Sham came away with the competition’s top honors this year.
    — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
  • But there’s no shame in that, given the competition.
    — Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 11 June 2026
  • But the competition ramps up quickly as players race to keep their dice in play.
    — Emily Glover, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
  • And, of course, there’s the competition.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Take a look at the photo and others that won in the competition.
    — Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 12 June 2026
  • His draft standing as a first-round pick will likely give him a leg up on the competition.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
  • In a sign of how strong the competition was, Wennemars came in fourth.
    — Pien Huang, NPR, 19 Feb. 2026
  • But the competition got a lot more crowded.
    — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • The cars are too big to race well, but the competition for pole position is thrilling.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 8 June 2026
  • Artists say the competition has a wide-ranging impact on their lives and work as well.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Boss came in as runner-up in the competition, and the two dancers remained friends.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2025
  • So far, crowd moods have been good, but tempers rise in the knockout stage of the competition.
    — Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026

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