How to Use competition in a Sentence

competition

noun

• They had a competition to see who could sell the most lemonade.
• Prices are lower when there is competition among the stores.
• Don't let the competition know our trade secrets.
• Covid meant that competition—the lifeblood of the sport—was put on hold.
  — Martina Navratilova, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2022
• There wasn’t the same kind of competition coming out of the LA gallery scene.
  — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
• The team is 5-10-3 in all competitions this season and last in the MLS standings.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2023
• The Saints cruised through the first day of competition and closed out the season with a 4-0 record in the Class 1A tournament.
  — Evan Dudley, al, 21 May 2022
• Brown’s total gave her the first-day lead in the Girls’ Class 7A competition.
  — Al.com Reports, al, 16 May 2023
• There are 12 teams in the competition and they are split into four groups of three.
  — Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2022
• The four queens with the most Legendary Legend Stars at the end of the competition will fight for the crown in a lip sync smackdown.
  — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 23 May 2022
• Here are the dishes that took home the glory at the pre-event competition this year.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 8 May 2024
• The ban also takes a toll on the overall competition and the pocketbook of the sport.
  — Lee Igel, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022
• This is kind of like the first real look at us as a team against some great competition.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2023
• The reality is that the Age of the ’Fit Pic has made space for competition.
  — José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2023
• The author also says that Trump and Epstein had a competition over who would be the first to sleep with the late of Wales.
  — Ewan Palmer, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
• Yet for those who still aspire to join the C-suite, the competition for top jobs is intense.
  — Cassandra Frangos, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022
• When jobs are scarce, there is a lot of competition even for openings that pay low wages.
  — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
• There will also be a 40-yard dash competition with a prize for the fastest runner up for grabs.
  — Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2024
• Bride did, and luckily for the soon-to-be-wed dino, the judges voted for Bride to stick around in the competition.
  — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2022
• While the playoff races are heating up, so, too, is the competition for league awards.
  — USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2022
• And as contenders implode around the league, so does the competition.
  — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Sep. 2022
• The only competition to the speakers' voices were bugs, birds and the faint cries of babies.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 23 July 2022
• This year was their first time in the pumpkin competition.
  — Riley Rogerson, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022
• Their absences open the door for competition for the third running back spot.
  — Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
• The lack of resale competition may buoy the new-home market a bit more than normal, though.
  — Lance Lambert, Fortune, 22 June 2023
• With 12 teams, the competition for players to keep a roster spot is fierce.
  — Fred Bowen, Washington Post, 28 July 2022
• In the French competition line-up, the drama Chair Tendre from France.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Mar. 2022
• To win what will be a long-term competition, the United States must seize the mantle of change that China has claimed.
  — Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
• In July, the senior outside hitter then won a gold medal at an international competition in Brazil.
  — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
• This marks the beginning of our annual season-long picks competition between me and high school editor George Robinson.
  — Tyler Palmateer, The Tennessean, 22 Aug. 2025