no contest

noun

Examples of no contest in a Sentence

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In September 2008, a dust up with a fan at a Utah bowling alley led Coleman to plead no contest to disorderly conduct. Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026 Henderson pleaded no contest to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 1 May 2026 In those hearings, Bryant pleaded no contest to welfare fraud related to receiving state support payments. Paula Wethington, CBS News, 1 May 2026 Berndt, a third-grade teacher, pleaded no contest in 2013 to 23 counts of lewd conduct. Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for no contest

Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of no contest was in 1931

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“No contest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20contest. Accessed 12 May. 2026.

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no contest

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