Sentence examples similar to I vie for from inspiring English sources

When the two were barely teenagers, we had moved to Oregon in the wake of a divorce that had flattened them more than I could have seen back then: their father and I vied for our children's loyalties until the girls were spun into confusion and grief, until they were left raw and open to all the wrong kinds of rebellion.

So six other candidates, all men, and I vied for this seat.

"That was a job I was vying for back when I was an assistant at Maryland.

On the 6 Train platform following the last song (I think an encore might have happened, but as previously mentioned, I'm vying for a membership with TOC [The Old Club, please keep up] so I left at the hard set end), I ran into two serious Kraftwerk junkies and asked what they thought of the show.

Is she vying for another SNL hosting gig?

I actually vied for the role!

I always vied for the top selling awards.

There's a big stretch role I've been eyeing for next year, which will involve a geographic relocation and a set of substantial changes for my social life, and I've been wondering if it's worth disrupting everything for such a big leap (and if I'm even qualified to vie for it in the first place).

ITALIAN Many contenders vie for this prize.

Amateur cooks will vie for best appetizers.

But many others vie for the crown.