contenders
- plural of contender.
Example Sentences
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Contenders for the role include former U.K. finance chief George Osborne and Kevin Sneader, a onetime McKinsey managing partner who now works at Goldman Sachs, some of the people familiar with the search said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025
Contenders include the 1,200-year-old Marton Oak in Cheshire, the Bowthorpe Oak in Lincolnshire, which has carved graffiti dating back hundreds of years, and one of the last surviving trees from an ancient Scottish forest.
From BBC • Aug. 22, 2024
The 2024 Oscars Original Song Contenders Playlist includes Americana, Latin dance pop, acoustic guitar-driven ballads and, yes, showtunes.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2023
Contenders will have one minute for each answer, 30 seconds for each follow-up and 45 seconds for a closing statement.
From Washington Times • Aug. 9, 2023
They in their war-weeds seem very worthy Contenders with earls; the chief is renowned Who these war-heroes hither has led.”
From Anglo-Saxon Literature by Earle, John
