'contend' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'contend' with 4 example sentences.
- contend verb
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: maintain or assert
: have an argument about something
: to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
: succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
: compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
: be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
He contends that nuclear weapons are necessary for national defense.
Several teams are contending for the prize.
The flyweight champion contended with a strong challenger.
He contends that primitive life once existed on Mars.