How to Use under contract in a Sentence

under contract

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  • The Lakers have nine players under contract and only four who were in the regular rotation last year.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Leonard remains under contract through 2027 and is set to earn more than $50 million next season.
    — Alejandro Avila, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
  • The Pacers now have 14 players under contract with 12 of them guaranteed.
    — Tony East, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • With a deal carrying a total of $341 million, Lindor is under contract for five more seasons.
    — Will Sammon, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • That puts the 14-year NHL veteran under contract through his age-42 season.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
  • The Heat has been in a holding pattern of sorts the past two days, waiting to see if an appealing free agent takes a minimum deal or an appealing player under contract shakes free.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
  • Vulcan can hold 42 of the satellites and ULA has 38 Vulcan launches under contract.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026
  • Vulcan can hold 42 of the satellites and ULA has 38 Vulcan launches under contract.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2026
  • Horford is 40 years old, Quinten Post is an unrestricted free agent who went through a sophomore slump and Gui Santos is the only big wing under contract at the moment.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 29 June 2026
  • With Luostarinen’s extension in place, the Panthers now have a whopping 12 players under contract through at least the 2030 season.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
  • The two-time National League MVP remains under contract through 2032 and continues to produce at an elite level when healthy.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • The four players are all currently under contract through at least the 2028-29 season, which is when Brown and Embiid could become unrestricted free agents.
    — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • The 97 homes Plant Prefab currently has under contract may be only a tiny fraction of upward of 12,000 destroyed in the Eaton and Palisades fires.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Why did Bayern believe there was a chance Liverpool would even consider offloading one of England’s brightest prospects, who is under contract until the end of the 2027-28 season?
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • Defense is the most pressing area of need for the Sharks, who only have two blueliners — Dmitry Orlov and Sam Dickinson — under contract for next season at the NHL level.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 28 June 2026
  • Plus, Hildeby, 24, is waiver-eligible this fall, so the Leafs were concerned about losing him for nothing with Sergei Bobrovsky and Anthony Stolarz under contract.
    — James Mirtle, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • Florida also has Cole Reinhardt, Jonah Gadjovich and Crookshank under contract for next season to round out their forward group in addition to prospect Sandis Vilmanis.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
  • The Lakers already have several players capable of playing power forward under contract, including Jarred Vanderbilt and Jake LaRavia.
    — Dan Woike, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • Florida now has five players under contract — Gudas, Petrovic, Dmitry Kulikov, Uvis Balinskis and Donovan Sebrango — theoretically for three spots (two in the lineup, one on the bench).
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

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