Sentence examples for of a contender from inspiring English sources

Yet they don't walk or talk with the bravado of a contender.

He's a boxer, but he's getting long in the tooth and isn't much of a contender for anything.

Whereas Thurston is a confirmed champion, Canberra, on the other hand, still has the whiff of a contender.

It's 1975 in Philadelphia, and Rocky Balboa Andy Karll) is a boxer, but he's getting long in the tooth and isn't much of a contender for anything.

They reject the harebrained notion that friends uniting harmoniously have meaningful bearing on the formation of a contender compared with configuring a team that actually makes competitive sense.

But that only served to underline a broader concern: that the Nets still lack the snarl and the defensive tenacity required of a contender.

However, the novelty of being a contender eventually wears off.

She had ruled herself out of being a contender for any more major film acting roles.

First they went to Ushuaia, in Tierra del Fuego Province of Argentina, a contender for the southernmost city in the world.

Venice allied herself with the kingdom of Naples, previously a contender for the succession of Milan.

With cheese (plain American, of course), it is a contender.