Sentence examples for some sort of contest from inspiring English sources

He said: "I very much hope this doesn't turn into some sort of contest between labels.

A very young-looking woman named Camilla appeared — it seemed that she had won some sort of contest — and stood there, unabashedly terrified.

This story collection moves from the 19th century to an unidentified future, evoking gothic horrors and outsiders who, as Doctorow puts it in a preface, "are distinct from their surroundings — people in some sort of contest with the prevailing world".

Having slid out of the playoffs, the Jets are now trying to win some sort of contest for whining about one another, with The Daily News reporting that several unidentified Jets want quarterback Mark Sanchez traded.

Our gov't--having desperately sought up to the last minute to reinforce the flimsy democratic structure we prematurely foisted on the Vietnamese by assuring some sort of contest for the Presidency & by persuading either Minh or Ky or both to stay in--is now deeply embarrassed & finally disillusioned.

It's a truism to say that the story as a form is devoted to loneliness and alienation — "people in some sort of contest with the prevailing world," as Doctorow puts it here — but that may be the best explanation for why these stories so often fail.

Mr. Breheny said, "Maybe we'll do some sort of naming contest".

"Every weekend, every Thanksgiving, doggone, every Christmas has been occupied by some sort of N.F.L. contest".

There seems to be some sort of status contest as states compete to prove they, too, can meet the criteria.

I ate 18 spam fritters in one sitting at Farnham Common junior school in some sort of popularity contest.

Each day in Mumbai every grassy space is occupied by some sort of cricketing contest.