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Sentence count:277+13Posted:2016-07-19Updated:2020-07-24
Synonym: arguecontendfightgamequarrelsportstruggletournamentSimilar words: contextcontendcontemplatecontemporarya bone of contentionon the contrarytesttestingMeaning: ['kɒntest]  n. 1. an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants 2. a struggle between rivals. v. to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation. 
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151. The study excluded cases in which defendants pleaded guilty or no contest, and it did not involve new interviews with defendants.
152. He certainly welcomed the leadership contest, but then so did many others.
153. The likely shape of the leadership contest emerged yesterday as Labour began an inquest on its election defeat.
154. The party did not contest the October 1989 general election.
155. Congress had granted him another amnesty to contest the 1992 election.
156. In April, Sharpe pleaded guilty to possessing a crack pipe and no contest to attempted aggravated assault.
157. Harriet decided to enter Henry in the cute baby contest.
158. Lena knew that she had entered the contest without the support of others in the church.
159. He was sensible not to contest the leadership as he commands less support across the party than Smith.
160. Labour's National Executive Committee agreed last night that the leadership contest should take place at a special conference on July 18.
161. They know that to compare that game to next Sunday's contest is to compare chalk and cheese.
162. Contest is open to all Arizona poets without a full-length, published collection to their name.
163. The catch is that you can't enter the contest unless you have spent $50 in the store.
164. But it had decided to contest the seat next time, even before Mr Forsythe, 65, died suddenly in April.
165. Since the latter did not obtain an absolute majority, a run-off contest would be held on Feb. 2.
166. Like most goods, stocks are a kind of popularity contest.
166. Wish you can benefit from our online sentence dictionary and make progress day by day!
167. Their bosses, who play the same game with their bosses, join in the annual contest of hide and seek.
168. At bars that cater to black gays along the East Coast, the contest has become a regular attraction.
169. The company also pleaded no contest to falsifying its records to hide the illegal contributions.
170. She filed in the fall of 1989, and at that time, her former husband did not contest the petition.
171. In the spirited contest with Barnett, few holds were barred.
172. Dole is considered to be the man to beat in the Republican presidential contest.
173. Continental Railways, was the front-runner in a four-way contest for the contract.
174. One of the most spectacular training methods at one licensed dealer was the floor contest.
175. The Midvale Park neighborhood sparks up a million little beacons with its annual holiday lighting contest.
176. Today the contest is held within strict bounds and has become one of the most exotic spectacles in the Imperial calendar.
177. In 1966 it produced the closest contest of any post-war election with a three-vote Conservative win after seven recounts.
178. Wallace then withdrew from the contest after running 51 7 miles in 7 7 hours.
179. BUndeterred, the group is revising its proposal and plans to contest every license that comes up for review.
180. The vote for the Green Party, which did not contest the seat at the general election, was only 2 percent.
More similar words: contextcontendcontemplatecontemporarya bone of contentionon the contrarytesttestingprotesttestifytestimonyinterestcontrolcontainconfrontcontrastcontractcontinuecontributecontinentcontainercontinuedcontinuousby contrastcontinuingcontractorcontrast tocontributorcontributioncontroversy
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