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Example sentences for: contenders

How can you use “contenders” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

… An article describes how presidential contenders kowtow to New Hampshire's press.
The third meeting of the six contenders was described as their "most spirited," with numerous disagreements over campaign finance, abortion, taxes, and ethanol subsidies.
Instead, a 15-member selection panel narrows the field of possible venues to two final contenders, with the final selection being made by the IOC.
Although the telecom industry on the one hand is succumbing to merger-mania, on the other hand it's seeing new players spring up regularly, and it's now seeing wannabes such as RCN and Qwest becoming real contenders.
While Clinton won the kiddie-cash sweepstakes for the cycle, the leading contenders in the primary season were two cash-hungry Republicans: Texas Sen.