Synonym: argue, fight, quarrel, struggle. Similar words: a bone of contention, intend, contest, context, contemplate, contemporary, on the contrary, intent. Meaning: [kən'tend] v. 1. maintain or assert 2. have an argument about something 3. to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation 4. compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others 5. come to terms or deal successfully with 6. be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight.
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61. I know the charms of my rival are too powerful for me to contend with.
62. The plaintiffs contend he is worth $ 15. 7 million because he could trade on his fame to make money.
63. The puppy will be stressed enough without a change of diet to contend with.
64. Other critics contend officials at Johnson Space Center did too little, too late, to deal with exploding costs.
64. Sentencedict.com is a sentence dictionary, on which you can find nice sentences for a large number of words.
65. Apart from the pouring rain, we had to contend with mist - luckily we were on a clear path.
66. Toni, recently voted the Most Fanciable Object of Desire, had to contend with numerous assaults on to the stage.
67. Sal was a rare visitor these days and Fon had enough to contend with up on Honey's Farm.
68. A sequence of events since last spring made a showdown over these issues almost inevitable, analysts contend.
69. Media mavens contend that the visual comparison of the two men side by side is half the battle.
70. The same Southern private wrote graphically of another problem he and his comrades had to contend with, that of body lice.
71. Mountain goats have to contend with narrow ice-covered ledges, deep snow drifts and avalanches.
72. When looking at the firm overall, management must contend with two general categories of risk: business risk and financial risk.
73. If the demands of running a business weren't enough to contend with.
74. The critics contend that competition could promote better and cheaper service.
75. I contend that such Biros employ an advanced form of camouflage.
76. There is an assumption in it, and, I contend, the assumption is false.
77. Prosecutors contend the motive was hatred and greed for the parents' estate,(sentencedict.com) once valued at $ 14 million.
78. Nakatani is expected to contend that an existing injury, not his whipping, caused the colt to break down.
79. Prosecutors contend that McVeigh used the Mercury as a getaway car to flee the scene of the bombing five days later.
80. And like almost everyone else in business in Britain today, farmers have had to contend with persistently high interest rates.
81. They contend that the commissioner is required by law to enforce the anti-redlining regulation, regardless of personal preference.
82. There was always Captain and Skipper to contend with, though.
83. The players had to contend with unusually cold conditions, including the first snowfall in the area for more than 50 years.
84. Silence speaks louder than angry words. Silence is a strong argument that is hard to contend with. Dr T.P.Chia
85. The Maya were an agricultural people who had to contend with a capricious climate.
86. First Bank officials, however, contend they will find other means to bolster earnings and maintain their projections.
87. Jones's lawyers contend that the case was intended only to shield presidents from lawsuits over official acts.
88. There were, therefore, problems that Developments sought to solve, and in doing so had to contend with entrenched positions.
89. Connate different can, who and contend for wind.
90. These hypotheses, I contend, must be refutable in principle.
More similar words: a bone of contention, intend, contest, context, contemplate, contemporary, on the contrary, intent, tender, attend, extend, intense, sentence, extended, attend to, tendency, intensity, attendance, maintenance, control, contain, pay attention to, consistent, contract, contrast, continue, confront, continent, continued, container.