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con·tends
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#19221 | asserts | |
#20590 | contends | |
#25068 | alleges | |
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How to use contends in a sentence?
He alone is wise who can accommodate himself to all contingencies of life; but the fool contends, and struggling, like a swimmer, against the stream.
I'll be surprised if Jennifer Dulos ' can win Jennifer Dulos '. Jennifer Dulos ' contends he was not involved, and I don't think the evidence will show that he was.
This is a fundamental change in how our city contends with a situation that has been intractable for so many years.
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