How to Use no contest in a Sentence

no contest

noun
  • The Pac-12 said the game will be declared a no contest.
    CBS News, 13 Nov. 2020
  • They are asked to plead guilty, not guilty or no contest.
    Jolie McCullough, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Dec. 2021
  • The game is declared a no contest, and there are no plans to reschedule it.
    Steve Kroner, SFChronicle.com, 28 Nov. 2020
  • The game will not be made up and is considered a no contest.
    Marcus Krum, Dallas News, 10 Dec. 2020
  • The game will be not be rescheduled and will be declared a no contest.
    Maria Sestito, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2020
  • In a tweet, the tournament said the game was declared a no contest.
    San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Dec. 2021
  • The game scheduled for Nov. 28 will not be made up and has been declared a no contest.
    Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 25 Nov. 2020
  • In the war of signage, there’s no contest along the back roads of Wisconsin.
    Richard Mertens, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Oct. 2020
  • Gipson pleaded no contest on both and was found guilty of the weapons charge.
    cincinnati.com, 14 Jan. 2020
  • The judge could have required that Hobbs plead no contest, meaning the charges could stay on his record.
    Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Dix pled no contest to two felonies in two cases brought against her.
    Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The matchup, which was to be held in Laramie, Wyo., will be declared a no contest and will not be rescheduled.
    Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Nov. 2020
  • In April 2024, Thao and one of the other men pleaded no contest in court and were convicted of the firearm charges.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 May 2025
  • Max Harris agrees to plead no contest in exchange for a six-year term.
    Fox News, 9 Aug. 2018
  • Jones pleaded no contest to those felony charges on Nov. 13, court records show.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2024
  • During Tuesday's hearing, the judge had the men say no contest as the name of each victim was read.
    NBC News, 3 July 2018
  • Games that cannot be rescheduled will be declared a no contest.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 23 Dec. 2021
  • Sanchez retired from the department last year and pleaded no contest to the grand theft charges in June.
    Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Sheen pleaded no contest to the charges and was placed on two years’ probation.
    Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Per Big Ten rules, the game is canceled and considered a no contest.
    Nathan Baird, cleveland, 29 Oct. 2020
  • What was billed as a battle of superstars turned out to be no contest at all.
    Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 24 Mar. 2021
  • Only in the event neither team could compete would the game be declared a no contest.
    Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Aug. 2021
  • Sutton pleads no contest to DUI charges and is put on probation for a year.
    Staff Reports, The Courier-Journal, 24 May 2020
  • Three other men have also pled no contest for their roles in the attack.
    Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2023
  • The deal meant the man pleaded no contest to manslaughter and that a charge of possessing a weapon would be dropped.
    Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Oct. 2022
  • If both teams are unavailable, the game would be declared a no contest.
    Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer, 27 Dec. 2021
  • In June 2020, Brown pleaded no contest to the charges and received two years of probation.
    oregonlive, 3 Jan. 2022
  • In the early ‘90s, Samartaney pleaded guilty to killing one of his friends and pleaded no contest to killing his teenage son.
    Alex Mann, baltimoresun.com, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Min, as a state senator, pleaded no contest for a DUI arrest.
    Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 27 May 2025
  • In July 2003, Jones pleaded no contest to soliciting a minor and prosecutors agreed to drop the possession of child pornography charge.
    Jessica Sager, People.com, 1 June 2025

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