vying
vying
Definition
vy·ing (vī′iŋ)
vying
Usage Examples
Preposition: for
- supremacy: They are also contests between political parties vying for supremacy in the House of Commons.
- dominance: Former warlords, themselves representatives of various Lebanon sects were all vying for dominance.
- attention: There are three video file formats vying for attention, which will further confuse things.
- honor: Ruud has also won the Champions League golden boot twice while vying for the same honor in the Premiership each season.
- slice: In the next few months, there will be three major formats vying for a slice of the joypad pie.
- crown: Meanwhile drD has noted the stealthy emergence of new amazon vying for the crown of her absent role model.
Infinitive complement
- get: Two sports were voted out of the Games, with five other sports vying to get in.
- take: Many firms are now openly vying to take the ethical high ground to secure our custom.
- make: Out of the four Indians vying to make it to the main draw two succeeded.
Modifying Another Word
- all: With the May election looming, all parties are all vying for our votes.
- currently: Around 1,000 British athletes across 14 sports are currently vying for places in the team.
- now: It is now vying for acceptance in the European Union.
- still: Spanky is a sort of inverse Divine rail-thin but still vying to be the most disgusting person on earth.
