Vie

Definition

vie / vaÇ / v ( pt, pp vied / vaÇd /; pres p vying / 'vaÇÇŋ /) ~ with sb (for sth/ to do sth); ~ for sth ( fml ) ၿပိဳင္သည္။ ယွဥ္ၿပိဳင္သည္။ တုၿပိဳင္သည္။ အန္တုသည္။ children vying for their mother's attention ❍ The two new restaurants vied with each other to attract customers.

Examples

1. ‘Oinomaos had invited suitors to vie for Hippodameia by competing with him in a chariot race.’
2. ‘Competing organizations vied for the loyalties of Baptists on the Arkansas frontier.’
3. ‘Brides and grooms from all over North and East Yorkshire vied to win a prestigious competition launched to mark a city florist's centenary.’
4. ‘Female contestants vied to tell the weepiest sob story to win the bushel of prizes.’
5. ‘They are driven by a blind process of competition in which firms vie to grab a larger share of markets and profits than their rivals.’
6. ‘A total of 22 contestants vied for honours mixing some heady brews.’
7. ‘Children in all kinds of outfits vied with each other to receive gifts from radio jockey Ajai
8. who was dressed as the paunchy Santa Claus for the event.’
9. ‘They spent more time vying for prizes at the Royal Television Society than competing for business.’
10. ‘People can be spotted jostling around and vying with each other to have their bags full of commodities.’
11. ‘At four cafes throughout the village contestants from the Northern Rivers and beyond vied in verse for the lucrative prize money.’
12. ‘The final round was a battle of nerves as the teams vied for top honours.’
13. ‘A healthy spirit of competitiveness ran intensely among the groups as they vied with each other.’
14. ‘No fewer than 82 of Lithuania's finest competitors vied for honors in this year's event.’
15. ‘This past Monday brought out a good field of competitors to vie for the bragging rights.’
16. ‘It is also vying for competition and prices its drinks on Wednesday and Thursday nights at special rates.’
17. ‘Players can set up their own league or vie with competitors on the Internet.’
18. ‘They are asked to oversee the maintenance of order in a convoluted struggle between rival groups vying for power.’
19. ‘There has been strong competition throughout the county as young people vied to represent their district on June 28.’
20. ‘Hellas is an intense little contest where two players vie to control ten cities in ancient Greece.’
21. ‘A gold drinking horn with a lion's head vies with a life-size golden fish for the title of most gorgeous thing on display.’