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Examples of vie in a Sentence
They are vying to win the championship for the third year in a row.
vied with his colleagues for the coveted promotion
Recent Examples of vie from the Web
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Dylan Smith and Jamie Odom are vying for the QB job.
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HITS Balmoral Park wrapped up its horse jumping competition summer season on Sunday with 45 riders vying for a $200,000 prize.
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Other states vying for the plant are Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.
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Alex Diaz de la Portilla, left; Jose Felix Diaz, center, and Lorenzo Palomares are vying for the Republican nomination in Senate District 40.
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Several countries are vying to become African hubs for Islamic finance.
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Developers are vying for more in an effort to secure financing to build terminals over the next decade.
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Moustakas is also vying to win a spot in his second All-Star Game.
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Ten Republicans and eight Democrats are vying for the Senate seat.
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Origin and Etymology of vie
Middle English, short for envien, from Anglo-French envier to invite, call on, challenge, from Latin invitare to invite
VIE Defined for English Language Learners
vie
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verb
Definition of vie for English Language Learners
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: to compete with others in an attempt to get or win something
VIE Defined for Kids
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