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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For Pittsburgh, the signing represents a low-risk addition of a veteran pitcher with major-league experience who can provide organizational depth while potentially competing for a bullpen role later in the season.
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Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
Bennett is essentially competing for the backup job with first-round pick Ty Simpson and Jimmy Garoppolo, an unsigned free agent not practicing with the Los Angeles Rams.
—Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 21 June 2026
The companies are now the leading drivers of the burgeoning AI industry, and their competing views about how the technology should be regulated are playing out in a wide-ranging political ad spending war that has targeted congressional races in big cities and rural areas alike.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
Readers learn not simply from facts but from context, uncertainty, leadership dilemmas and competing priorities.
—Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2026
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Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
Bennett is essentially competing for the backup job with first-round pick Ty Simpson and Jimmy Garoppolo, an unsigned free agent not practicing with the Los Angeles Rams.
—Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 21 June 2026
The companies are now the leading drivers of the burgeoning AI industry, and their competing views about how the technology should be regulated are playing out in a wide-ranging political ad spending war that has targeted congressional races in big cities and rural areas alike.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
Readers learn not simply from facts but from context, uncertainty, leadership dilemmas and competing priorities.
—Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for compete
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“Compete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compete. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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