competed; competing
: to strive consciously or unconsciously for an objective (such as position, profit, or a prize) : be in a state of rivalry
competing teams
companies competing for customers
Examples of compete in a Sentence
Thousands of applicants are competing for the same job.
She competed against students from around the country.
We are competing with companies that are twice our size.
Did you compete in the track meet on Saturday?
The radio and the television were both on, competing for our attention.
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At the Visions du Réel festival in Nyon, Switzerland (April 12-21), the Norwegian documentary will screen in the Grand Angle strand, dedicated to festival and audience favorites and will compete for the audience award.
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Annika Pham, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
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Can Boeing compete with Airbus?
—Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024
Incoming freshman quarterback Karson Gordon, who was in town to compete in the triple jump at the Arcadia Invitational, also attended practice Saturday.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
The Jayhawks hope to compete for a Big 12 championship, which is an expectation both the players and coaching staff have for this upcoming year.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
That tournament came with an important footnote: Patrick Ordonez, who was competing as an individual, won the individual title in a sudden-death playoff against Cal State San Bernardino’s John Kim.
—Brian Robin, Orange County Register, 5 Apr. 2024
Smith said the team competed well the entire season.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2024
Under this provision, Kach was never allowed to compete in another election.
—Anshel Pfeffer, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2024
The flip side of that flexibility is that Baltimore, which competes for shipping business with other ports on the Eastern Seaboard, will lose a vital source of revenue to those alternatives for an unknown amount of time.
—Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
Annika Pham, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
Reddit and other IPOs could be great news for investors
Most Popular
Slide 1 of 16
Kara Swisher on why Google's AI will surpass OpenAI
Can Boeing compete with Airbus?
—Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024
Incoming freshman quarterback Karson Gordon, who was in town to compete in the triple jump at the Arcadia Invitational, also attended practice Saturday.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
The Jayhawks hope to compete for a Big 12 championship, which is an expectation both the players and coaching staff have for this upcoming year.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
That tournament came with an important footnote: Patrick Ordonez, who was competing as an individual, won the individual title in a sudden-death playoff against Cal State San Bernardino’s John Kim.
—Brian Robin, Orange County Register, 5 Apr. 2024
Smith said the team competed well the entire season.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2024
Under this provision, Kach was never allowed to compete in another election.
—Anshel Pfeffer, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2024
The flip side of that flexibility is that Baltimore, which competes for shipping business with other ports on the Eastern Seaboard, will lose a vital source of revenue to those alternatives for an unknown amount of time.
—Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Compete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compete. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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