in contention

phrase

: being argued about : not yet decided

an issue that is still in contention

Examples of in contention in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The 33-year-old Kane is currently happy and setting records at Bayern Munich coming off a standout 73-goal season that has him in contention to win the Ballon d’Or in London next month. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Also in contention is the EGEDA Platino Industria Award of $34,466 (€30,000), which is handed to the lead producer of the winning film. — Ed Meza, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026

Youngsters Lewis Koumas and Trey Nyoni are both in contention to start, along with Wataru Endo, Jeremie Frimpong and Cody Gakpo, who were among the substitutes last weekend. — James Pearce, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

This year has some repeat nominees and now winners in contention once more, such as Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder of Hacks. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for in contention

• apprehension
• comprehension
• condescension
• hypertension
• hypotension
• reinvention
• reprehension
• resuspension
• attention
• convention
• declension
• detention