- present tense form of contend (3rd person singular).
contends
Americanverb
Etymology
Origin of contends
Example Sentences
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Contends Helbing: "I definitely think that's a fair conclusion."
From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2010
Contends Chief Counsel Goodman: "It's a tremendously weak and vindictive case."
From Time Magazine Archive
Contends company spokeswoman Kathy Bartlett: "We're the ones who turned this useless chemical into useful medicine."
From Time Magazine Archive
Contends John Lawlor, executive vice president of the Citizen State Bank in Belle Plaine: "They've kept people in business who should have been carrying a lunch pail."
From Time Magazine Archive
Strong affection Contends with all things, and o'ercometh all things.
From Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent by Clement, J. (Jesse)
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