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Example sentences for: contestants

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

The contestants were:
He often seems more surprised to learn the answer than the contestants do.
Perhaps the pageant organizers could prune the readings from Ionesco and the madrigal recital, or they could finally stop forcing the contestants to defend their theses.
Since that is his criterion for excellence in government, I hope he will remember to review the résumés of drug dealers, lotto winners, sitcom stars, and successful contestants from Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?
All contestants went through the rotation in my bathroom.