Example Sentences
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The race seems somewhat reminiscent of the 2003 recall election when 135 candidates vied to replace then-Gov.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
Columbia University in New York and the state of Hawaii also vied for the honor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
According to Tokyo's metropolitan government, some 108,000 people vied to get one of the 4,400 slots available for one last look at the zoo's beloved pandas.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2026
Aviators and air-defense units have vied to be their side’s top air ace ever since the feats of Germany’s Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron, in World War I.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
Still she was content, so sweet-natured that her two sisters and three brothers, who might have resented her, instead vied in their efforts to please.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
