Sentence examples for contender one from inspiring English sources

Philadelphia 34-111) has the best record in the Eastern Conference and has established itself as a legitimate championship contender, one that has made a habit of beating opponents on the road.

While the Memphis Tigers were not expected to attend Friday's games, it had to be a bit jarring to be a national-title contender one night, and stuck idly watching teams compete for that honor on your home court the next.

The Turkish contender, one of the leaders, looked like Arshile Gorky's mother in his painting of her, with the eyes of a Byzantine Madonna.

Subtitled "Britain's leading ladies", the delicate balance of fashion heavyweights, national treasures, wholesome pop stars, real-life heroes, and the slight edge provided by Emin, tells you everything about where M&S wants to position itself now: as a serious fashion contender, one that appeals to cultured, cool and creative women.

For a club considered a Stanley Cup contender one month earlier, the free fall exposed weaknesses and occurred during a particularly inauspicious time - as the trade deadline approaches.

After spending $40 million in the off-season — pushing the payroll well above $100 million for the first time in franchise history — Toronto believes it has rebuilt a contender, one that can challenge in the American League East for the first time in two decades.

Peculiar, perhaps, until one considers what appeared to be the extremely short list of contenders (one) for this state honor — none other than Lactococcus lactis, the bacterium used to make cheddar, Colby and Monterey Jack cheese, and an unsung hero in this, the nation's No. 1 cheese-producing state.

Four contenders, one winner.

In the end, these two Oscar contenders, one set in ancient Rome and one in modern southern California, wind up in the same place with the same conclusion.

Rhino ended up pinning Raven at the event, with TNA declaring him number-one contender on their website after the show.

The Riders missed out on a chance to cement their position as a leading contender for one of the lower play-off spots.