How to Use vie in a Sentence

vie

verb
  • They are vying to win the championship for the third year in a row.
  • The four will vie for two three-year seats on the board.
    Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2022
  • Price is vying for artist of the year, album of the year and song of the year.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Battle to watch: Redd and Pittman will vie for the starting spot in the slot.
    oregonlive, 30 Sep. 2020
  • The Rangers are still vying for one of those two wild-card seeds.
    Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The shifty Texas wideout should vie for time in the slot this season.
    Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 8 Apr. 2022
  • Plenty of words and phrases can vie for the most-used this year.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2020
  • Aegon is the King’s firstborn son and so could vie for the Throne after the King’s death.
    Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 26 Sep. 2022
  • The team also has a group of young tight ends who will vie for a roster spot.
    Daniel Oyefusi, baltimoresun.com, 30 Apr. 2021
  • Shough will open camp with the first team, Brown with the second team and three freshmen will vie for the No. 3 spot.
    oregonlive, 9 Oct. 2020
  • Judges Chance the Rapper and Dan + Shay also joined in the praise — and vied for a chance to coach the contestant.
    Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The United States has won back-to-back World Cups and will vie for a record third straight title.
    Dallas News, 20 Jan. 2023
  • The title, the first Pakistani film to be selected in Cannes, will vie for the Caméra d’Or.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 May 2022
  • These teams will clash on March 17th and 18th, vying for a spot in the championship.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Last week, RuPaul reminded the queens that the three queens with the most badges will be vying for the crown.
    Variety, NBC News, 25 July 2024
  • The Jaguars have their quarterback and two elite edge prospects will likely vie for the top spot.
    Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2021
  • Those two may very well vie for running back of the year honors the next two seasons.
    Nathan Baird, cleveland, 1 Dec. 2021
  • Battle to watch: Kampmoyer and Webb should vie for the No. 2 spot.
    oregonlive, 1 Oct. 2020
  • Movies that premiere on a couch near you can once again vie for Oscars next year.
    Brendan Morrow, The Week, 27 May 2021
  • Herrod is among the total of 36 acts who will vie for viewer votes and the chance to win a $1 million prize.
    oregonlive, 12 Aug. 2021
  • And all were vying for a spot in the National Senior Games in 2025.
    Sarah Handel, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Local chefs will also vie to win the best paella prize.
    Destine Gibson, Dallas News, 3 June 2021
  • Jerry Blevins, who returned to the Mets to vie for a bullpen spot, pitched a perfect inning.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 20 Mar. 2021
  • Two candidates were vying for an open seat on the state Supreme Court.
    Anya Van Wagtendonk, NPR, 6 Mar. 2025
  • For the season finale Sunday, two country artists and a quirky pop singer will vie for the 20th crown on ABC.
    Rodney Ho, ajc, 16 May 2022
  • To continue to vie for a spot in the top four, the Aggies will need to get back on track and solve the issues that cropped up against LSU.
    Hannah Underwood, Dallas News, 3 Dec. 2020
  • In Georgia, will the two Republicans split the vote enough to allow a Democrat to vie for the win in a runoff?
    Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2020
  • Competitors will vie for purses of up to $5,000 at each event.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2021
  • The racer is searching for redemption and validation in the cockpit of a Formula 1 race car, and must vie for the spotlight with a teammate played by Damson Idris.
    Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 4 May 2025
  • Wylie could become part of the right tackle battle while also vying for the temporary right guard position with Herbig and Allegretti should Coleman excel at left guard.
    Ben Standig, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025

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