Sentence examples for she was contending from inspiring English sources
She pumped her fist, then slammed it twice in succession, a determination rarely seen when she was contending for majors nearly a decade ago as a teen prodigy.
But that she is contending with any available spaces this late in the year, she said, was a sharp contrast to times past.
On "Melodrama," Lorde feels torn between "we" and "I" — she is contending both with her turbulent interior experience and the collective consciousness of her peers.
It may not be next year or even the next couple of years, but at some point if she sustains this level of progress, keeps free of injuries and gets some consistency on the coaching side, she will be contending for Slams, she will be a top 10 player.
Lately she has been contending with a lawsuit charging that Mr. Hunter propositioned a talent booker on her radio show, among other claims that under other circumstances would be perfect fodder for on-air discussion.
Since Parks was 14 years old, she has been contending with a serious inherited illness that causes three types of aggressive tumors, some cancerous.
Whether she is comically contending with an armful of imaginary milk bottles or telling her daughter she is beautiful enough "for all normal purposes", Curtin is vocally and physically on target, nailing the warmth and truth in her character.
Williams will have to play more than halfway decently if she is to contend at this week's WTA Championships, having been drawn into the difficult Red Group which features No. 1 Victoria Azarenka, No. 5 Angelique Kerber, and No. 8 Li Na.
She has pleaded not guilty to murder, contending she was a victim of domestic violence and killed Alexander in self-defense.
Ms. Craane said she refused to stay unless she got the $10,000 that she still contended she was owed.
