The phrase "always contended" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when expressing a consistent belief or argument that someone has maintained over time.
Example: "She has always contended that education is the key to success."
Alternatives: "has always argued" or "has consistently maintained".
She has always contended that the incident was an accident.
Museum officials had always contended that Margarita Aguilar, the former director, was dismissed for poor performance.
"The defendants always contended that this was a lawsuit that lacked merit," Mr. Jacobson said.
But he has always contended that there was no plan, no grand design.
He has always contended that this was the way for his side to win.
He has always contended he was not guilty of any terrorism charges.
The riches of the Premier League and Arsenal's position in the global hierarchy are structural guarantees that Arsenal should always contend.
It's startling that the church of Bergman's youth and the theatre of his adulthood should be so close together: a metaphor for the twinned inconsolability and solace with which his rebellious work always contends.
2. MICHIGAN STATE After this season, Tom Izzo's teams should always contend. 3. PURDUE All those great young players will be juniors, meaning the Boilermakers are legitimate national title contenders.
Foremost, Oliver is aware of his good fortune in winding up with a team that is always contending for a World Series title, though he is able to brandish a World Series ring of his own, as a member of the 1990 Reds. "I feel grateful to be here," he said.
We aren't allowed for a moment to miss the point: a biographer makes a fiction out of the facts of a life; he deals in records that may or may not be reliable; and he's always contending with the Self or Selves that his subject invented in the process of living.
