Example Sentences

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Until now, Belgium and Chile had been vying to host the future organization.

From Barron's • Jan. 17, 2026

Reform UK said 17 candidates had been vying for a place on the board, which it describes as the "party's most important decision-making body".

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025

Other top labels had been vying for him, but Mr. Ostin bested them by taking the rare risk of guaranteeing Prince a three-album deal and by giving him creative control.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2022

Minnesota had been vying for a playoff spot coming down to the last weeks of the season.

From Fox News • Dec. 27, 2021

These four sons had been vying for supremacy since the beginning of time; the history of the universe was mainly a record of their endless struggle.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann