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    Use "vying" in a sentence

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    vying


    1. There are other groups among the Brazilians who want it, more because they are vying to succeed him in some custom they have called 'governor,' that I don't understand very well


    2. vying for her favor; she has them eating out of her hand


    3. musicians vying for attention, but they couldn’t compete


    4. Undoubtedly, the money exchangers seemed the shiftiest among those vying for customers by the bus’ opening door


    5. Weren’t they all really, consciously or unconsciously, simply vying for a preeminent position of prestige and influence?


    6. As Levi’s appearance altered perilously, I also began to notice the familiar twirl in Ishvara’s eyes while his facial veins began to stir, not wishing a complete vampire showdown, I pushed Ishvara off and placed myself between the two guys vying for my apparent attention


    7. I slid Levi’s hands off mine, turning my back to both my potential suitors vying for my heart, walking towards the large oak trees that listened into our conversation


    8. Do you remember her?” With four women, all vying for his undivided attention, Roger did not know what to do or how to act


    9. It is easy to lose concentration in today's world, with all that social media such as tweets and Facebook vying for your attention and all


    10. In the New Testament the disciples of Jesus, were constantly vying for status and positions of power until the unifying flame of the Holy Spirit descended on them at Pentecost and they acquired the vision of world evangelism

    11. For a vital moment, the people paused in their advance and anger, and Annyeke could sense their determination to thrust out the elders from amongst them vying with their acknowledgement of the leadership granted to her


    12. But when the vying


    13. One bird was always vying for another's attention


    14. The governorś office at the California State Capitol was assailed with several independent television crews all vying for exclusive news from the governor


    15. Approximately 59,000 websites are vying with each other in


    16. number of companies are vying with each other to lure possible clients


    17. then pointed to one of the men vying for his time, without ever looking up from his fountain


    18. with a lot of angry, pregnant Klingon women, mixed with all the other women, and all of them vying for his attention at the same time


    19. As always, Garcia had a number of students vying for his attention


    20. This year bidders from Russia, China and France will be vying for contracts worth more than R1,0-trillion to build nuclear reactors in South Africa

    21. Andrew, vying with Kostya, shared news about the trainings, about original cases in Sensei’s regular demonstrations, and about his unusual philosophy, which he was telling them during spiritual trainings


    22. The Westminster system of governance that the Union of India adopted and its political devolution that the regional aspirations demanded, brought Bharat into the domain of a Raja in Delhi, Sultans in its State capitals and Sarpanchs in its Panchaayats, of course with their hangers on, vying for its politico-economic pie


    23. The property had attracted the attention of the major developers in the city and they were vying to meet the widow to purchase the property from her


    24. was no shortage of suitors vying for her attention,


    25. Neither of them displayed the least sign of mercy towards his opponent, each vying to use his incredible, brute force to destroy the other


    26. Amid flashbulbs going off, people were vying for front row places on either side of the cordoned off sidewalks which lead up to the Crest Tower’s entrance doors


    27. She looked so breathtakingly beautiful and endearingly adorable, sitting there with her pets crowding around her, vying for her attention, that he was nearly overcome by a wave of emotion and desire, which suddenly assailed his senses, just by looking at her


    28. Her two cats kept nudging her with their feline noses and tails as they paced across her lap and sofa, while vying for Kathy’s attention, as she absently petted all three animals in a synchronized motion


    29. “They are right now all vying to hold him, and making quite a commotion about it


    30. vying, each with the other one,

    31. Since the women were vying for the best mate to


    32. The General, Chestnut, Rambo, and Rusty were the most stubborn of the herd, all constantly vying for the upper ranks in the pecking order, and Therese didn’t like having to hit or kick or growl at the animals to get their cooperation


    33. They kept vying for the place behind Chief


    34. “ Desiree’, you’ll have all the young men vying for the favor of sharing a moment alone with you


    35. My heart sank a little as my gaze shifted to the dozens of girls swooning over him just in front of the stage, each one vying for just a moment of his attention


    36. I could see why there would’ve been plenty of young men vying for her attentions, and not just because she was the next McAllister prima


    37. Perkins had revealed the existence of Macnock's gourmet establishment to the extremely well-to-do of Boston during his monthly business trips to that town and they were very soon vying to submit their applications


    38. Regarding the well-matched fighters vying for position disturbed an old and well-known disappointment for Shela


    39. So, tell me then, if we have managed to successfully cross barriers into places that once rejected and banned us, then why are there not more of us doing it now? As of the writing of this book, politicians vying for the presidency are suggesting that black people are the main recipients of welfare, food stamps and all other government aid


    40. The invention of fire as a central evening ritual; it had storytellers gathering around the fire and vying with each other about who told the best stories

    41. Once there were too many people vying for the same land, the question of ownership forced people to come into conflict: thus threatening the cohesiveness of the group


    42. Simply because there are hundreds more people vying for the same spot in a much bigger shitpile


    43. When five empires vying for power and territory decide to go to war against each other: it is most definitely not for the purpose of freeing small ethnic pockets of Serbs or Slavs so they can set up their own tiny independent governments


    44. Is this what it’s like to die? He thought, with the brain vying for one last moment of consciousness?


    45. ‘Why am I related with these things anyway? What’s the point in me having the Bio-RAM and the Dinos searching the one with the RAM? What are these buccaneers up to and who’s behind them? I knew, they were vying for something else beyond what actually seemed to be


    46. ‘Why am I related with these things anyway? What’s the point in me having the Bio-RAM and the Dinos searching the one with the RAM? What are these buccaneers up to and who’s behind them? I knew they were vying for something else beyond what actually seemed, but for what? Was it me? If it was me, did they already know that I’m the one with the RAM? If they knew, then why are they still searching for the one? In case, they didn’t know, then why are they still fighting me? But they know now, don’t they? Though I faked it, it actually turned out to be true


    47. Those they call upon are themselves seeking means of access to their Lord, vying to be nearer, and hoping for His mercy, and fearing His punishment


    48. Finding a job in the medical field can be very tedious and daunting, especially with all those millions of competitors all vying for the same related work field


    49. can express their thoughts publicly and with anonymity we will inevitably be inundated with a flood of opinions all vying for our sympathy


    50. My anxiety and distraction did not allow me to observe or notice particularly what she wore; I could only perceive the colours, which were crimson and white, and the glitter of the gems and jewels on her head dress and apparel, surpassed by the rare beauty of her lovely auburn hair that vying with the precious stones and the light of the four torches that stood in the hall shone with a brighter gleam than all









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    Synonyms for "vying"

    opposing rival opposed combatant conflicting