How to Use compete in a Sentence
compete
verb
- Thousands of applicants are competing for the same job.
- She competed against students from around the country.
- We are competing with companies that are twice our size.
- Did you compete in the track meet on Saturday?
- The radio and the television were both on, competing for our attention.
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Louisville track and field is among the teams scheduled to compete.
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Brooks Warren,
The Courier-Journal,
14 Jan. 2024
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To compete against him & to work with him was a blessing in my life.
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Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2024
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Teams no longer compete in eight groups of four during the group stages.
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Ben Church,
CNN,
2 Oct. 2024
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Bunny competes, among others, for Artist of the Year, Global 200 artist of the year, and tour of the year.
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Sigal Ratner-Arias,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2024
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But solid might not be enough to compete for the title.
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Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
1 Mar. 2024
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But adding players to compete on the field is only part of the equation.
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oregonlive,
4 Apr. 2023
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Players compete for points in the Mario world spread across a giant screen.
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Asuka Kawanabe,
WIRED,
21 Aug. 2024
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This one competes head-to-head with Intel's 10th gen i9.
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Shubham Yewale,
PCMAG,
30 Apr. 2024
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As a group of the court, our job is to go out there and compete and win and play and improve on a nightly basis.
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Duane Rankin,
The Arizona Republic,
8 Feb. 2023
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The winners of the semifinal games will compete for gold.
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Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
26 July 2024
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Both Tania and Nyaundi will be in Boston to watch Obiri compete.
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Scott Cacciola,
New York Times,
16 Apr. 2023
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Archers compete to win each stage and to qualify for the World Cup Final.
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Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
7 Feb. 2024
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Chiles, who was waiting at the end of the vault runway to compete, jumped in the air and pulled the freshman into a tight embrace.
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Thuc Nhi Nguyen,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2023
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Each three-member team paid a $3,500 entry fee to compete in the bee, which was held in-person for the first time in two years.
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Breanne Kovatch,
BostonGlobe.com,
1 Apr. 2023
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Great for when friends come over or for siblings who love to compete, anywhere.
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Amy Joyce,
Washington Post,
4 Dec. 2023
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Ten teams compete in a series of a couple dozen races that take place on racetracks and city streets all around the globe.
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David Hill,
Rolling Stone,
14 Jan. 2024
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May might become the first man to compete in artistic swimming at an Olympics.
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Howard Fendrich,
The Denver Post,
7 June 2024
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The air carrier competes with Ravn Alaska on all of its routes.
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Scott McMurren,
Anchorage Daily News,
17 June 2023
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What’s worse, the ad starts with a shot of a determined adolescent girl ready to compete.
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Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes,
16 Aug. 2024
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On prices, Liebmann said that the smart retailers won’t try to compete.
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Kathryn Hopkins,
WWD,
16 Aug. 2024
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An end-of-episode clip of Owens watching Biles compete in her last two events from his couch at home is also poignant.
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Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2024
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The brands that found ways to transform and compete are the brands that continue to see success today.
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Sharon Harris,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2023
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If the Cubs are to compete for a postseason spot, their starting pitching and defense will have to lead the way.
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Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2023
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For the first time in its 124 years, the Rose Bowl will feature two teams from the same conference competing against one another.
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Scott Dochterman,
The Athletic,
1 Jan. 2025
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After the 1982 season, Randle headed overseas to play in Italy, becoming the first major league player to compete in the country's top baseball league.
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Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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