But for that promise we might have had a contest of wills.

We had a contest to see who had the most shredded tips.

Never had a contest, however, seemed more hopeless at its commencement.

He enjoyed arguing with Keimer, and frequently had a contest with him in argument.

The disciples had a contest among themselves about which of them should be greatest.

You know how the birds had a contest as to which could fly the highest?

Eliza, my "mammy," objecting, we had a contest and I won.

As the two bands mingled, it seemed a meeting where grief and joy had a contest together.

On another occasion, this deity had a contest with Vulcan and Minerva, in regard to their skill.

Up to that point, we had a contest; after it, we were barely left with a hurling championship.

She has rarely had a contest with any power which was not as much an intruder in India as herself.

And now I had a contest to undergo, which was maintained with so much obstinacy that it became truly painful.

I got up early on account of the quadratics and had a contest, that lasted until ten o'clock, between them and a very overburdened mind.

"You know, if they had a contest for the world's shortest replies, you'd win hands down."