Sentence examples for loses a contest from inspiring English sources

And with Peter Catalanotto's "Emily's Art," about a talented young artist who loses a contest, they debate whether there can be objective standards for evaluating works of art.

Then, as now, Cameroon managed to lose a contest it deserved to win.

And finally, Romney has not lost a contest after his final major challenger dropped out.

Recreational and elite athletes share a common desire to improve their skills and to win, rather than lose, a contest.

If you lose a contest with prey or a rival, it makes sense not to pick another fight immediately.

It would probably do the Titans good to lose a contest or two, but go ahead and bet the farm.

And so the doctor's determination not to lose a contest of wills undermines the opportunity to have successful discussions about treatment.

There he got 8% of the vote, but by losing a contest rather than resigning a seat he increased his House of Commons pension.

Even before the numbers were counted, Democrats were squabbling about who was to blame for Mr. Green's losing a contest that had once seemed in hand.

Some time later, Elijah had the Baal priests slain after they had lost a contest with him to see which god would heed prayers to ignite a bull offering, Baal or Yahweh.

Paul Singer's Elliott Management has nominated five directors to the 14-member board of Hess while Barry Rosenstein's Jana Partners recently lost a contest to elect five directors to Agrium's 12-member board.