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Example sentences for: vying

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2) The country's two prime ministers, who will run against each other in elections next year, are vying for the allegiance of Khmer Rouge bosses and are building well-armed rival armies of "bodyguards."
In summer you’ll find several different street performers vying for your guilders.
The minor candidates are spending vast amounts of time and energy vying for second place, but the poll is irrelevant to the actual nomination process.
(Thus, the New York Democrats currently vying for the nomination to run for the Senate this fall recently accused the Republican incumbent, Alfonse D'Amato, of "paying lip service to gay issues."
Andros has long claimed to be the “bonefishing capital of the world,” but other Bahamian islands are vying for its crown.