contend

to contend for a prize

contend with others for a prize

contend with a person about sth.

I have to contend with difficulties.

They had to contend against drought.

he contends that the judge was wrong.

it's the prime contender for dance single of the year.

The man contend that it was not his fault.

The defense contended that the evidence was inadmissible.

a strong contender for the gold medal

armies contending for control of strategic territory; had to contend with long lines at the airport.

she had to contend with his uncertain temper.

factions within the government were contending for the succession to the presidency.

The boy contended that I took the book.

The official in the tax office contended that the shopkeeper was innocent.

The firm is too small to contend against large international companies.

Sisters contended about silly trifles.

He contended that there must be life on Mars.

Three students contended for the prize.

He has too much to contend with.

This is something that supermarkets have been contending with for weeks.

Meanwhile, species like tulips have to contend with narciclasine.

Austrian authorities, meanwhile, they just couldn't even contend with this number.

The defense contended that the evidence was inadmissible.

Each changing place with that which goes before, In sequent toil all forwards do contend.

But now they have to contend with highways and fast cars.

Our baseball team is contending for the championship.

Prosecutors contended the housekeeper received less than $3 an hour.

Weeds were not the only things Frank had to contend with either.

Dead water and dead sand contending for the upper hand.