Sentence examples for contests put from inspiring English sources

They're contests put on by the party itself to serve its own internal functions — meaning that it's messy and weird and at times undemocratic.

In 19 minutes and 27 seconds of boxing, Joshua learned more about his craft - and himself - than in his previous 14 professional contests put together.

The Thursday results, combined with all the points awarded previously for efficiency in heating and cooling, heating water, running efficient appliances and other contests, put Stanford in first place, following closely by UNLV, Middlebury and Team Ontario, whose design features automated window shades installed outside, not inside, windows.

(You might remember that Bill de Blasio warded off Anthony Weiner back in 2013). The state elections are lined up with off-year congressional contests, putting unusual emphasis on those years.

In the Big Ten's first year of divisional play last season, the Wildcats lost their first four conference contests, putting them firmly outside the picture of the division championship hunt.

That beauty contest put them in such an awkward spot.

The 2008 political contest put racial prejudice to the test for the first time in an American presidential election.

With all semblance of a contest put to bed, Chelsea effectively donned their dressing gown and slippers midway through the first period.

The popular pan-Arab talent contest put Hamas, the Islamic militant group that rules in Gaza, in a bind because the group's strictly religious followers considered the show inherently un-Islamic.

As a savvy political operative, who was not involved in the contest, put it, "The new residents in some wards revolt against old organizations and see a guy like Tommy, a loyal lieutenant, as reeking of old school to them".

The tally 1 minute 28 seconds into the contest put Washington up 1-0 and marked Ovechkin's 30th career playoff goal, tying him for the all-time franchise record with Peter Bondra.