Sentence examples for were a contest from inspiring English sources

Now, sure, if there were a contest for the ball in scrums there would be cheating.

If there were a contest, Beverly Farrar would be a serious contender for World's Most Dynamic Grandmother.

Let's say there were a contest between you and Michael Beschloss -- what would it be and who would win?

LONDON — If there were a contest for the worst weather-related suffering in Britain in the last few days, who would win?

Yet one by one, they came upstairs and paid a visit to my closed door, to try to coax me out as if it were a contest, some proof of their humanity and the quality of their sadness.

Were a contest to be held this November, Republicans could be well positioned to pick up the seat, given the national mood and difficulties of Democrats in West Virginia.

IT WAS a contest.

It's a contest.

It's a contest of titans.

This was a contest beyond labels.

The race is a contest of contrasts.