Example Sentences

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COP31 is being organised and chaired by Turkey but Bowen is steering the marathon talks under an unusual arrangement struck after Canberra and Ankara competed to host the world's most important climate summit.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

As siblings, Williams and sister Venus played together, competed together, and shared a home.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

He had previously represented the United Arab Emirates at the Rio Paralympics when he competed in the javelin and shotput.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Sergio Fajardo, a former Medellin mayor who competed in the first round of voting, said that everything about de la Espriella reflects “a mafia way of life.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

These archaic humans loved, played, formed close friendships and competed for status and power—but so did chimpanzees, baboons and elephants.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari