Sentence examples for compete having from inspiring English sources

Crawford won in a field that was missing Gay, who did not compete, having already qualified in the 100 and 200 because of his world championships in 2007.

That's true even in the campaign's first act, sorting out who will actually compete; having watched from the beginning, I was disappointed when the Sarah Palin plot line finally resolved.

A neighbor was Marty Glickman, the sports broadcaster and former runner who was a member of the 1936 Olympic team but never got a chance to compete, having been dropped from the 400 relay because, he maintained, he was a Jew.

He acknowledged then that his party has yet to find a way to compete, having lost every election since 1992.

Chiron was unable to compete, having a prior commitment to compete in the Indianapolis 500 on the same day.

Trying to compete, have success and have fun.

Hospitals that ordinarily compete have begun joining forces.

The mindset of competing hasn't.

Have I been winning, have I been competing, have I been doing well?

He admitted he would not have competed had it not been an Olympic Games.

To compete, it has to cut fares.