How to use "vying" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "vying" in popular movie and book plots

  • In the house, his new wife is bothered by constant reminders that the mother is somehow present in the house and vying for her son's loyalty.  - Young Man's Fancy (The Twilight Zone)
  • The two cities, both vying for a trophy known as The Mighty Apple, must determine the winner through a tie-breaking bowling competition.  - Alley Cats Strike
  • Troy agrees to sing with his friends in the show ("You Are The Music In Me"), not knowing that Sharpay is vying for his attention.  - High School Musical 2
  • With the President dead, the Kazakh military fractures into factions vying for political control of the country.  - Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2: Summit Strike
  • This is the "triangle" that everyone observes, and it gets rather absurd with the two men vying for Valentine's favour.  - Murder in the Mews
  • He imagines a dashing lead actor vying for her attention and realizes that he would eventually lose a wife like that.  - I Dream of Genie
  • A subplot involves Suzi and her stepmother, Beth (Lee Purcell), vying for the attention of a boy named Skip (David Ensor).  - Valley Girl (film)
  • He starts vying for her attention and annoys Wong, who is disgusted by the Western custom of kissing a woman's hand.  - Once Upon a Time in China III
  • Anne and Gilbert go on to win the highest academic accolades, constantly vying for honors at every level.  - Anne of Green Gables (1985 film)
  • In the early years of the 20th century, Peking is an open city with the Chinese and several European countries vying for control.  - 55 Days at Peking
  • He discovers that the council in charge of the Venus expedition was vying Earth’s colonization as a possibility.  - Red Star (novel)
  • The kif are themselves involved in a power struggle: Akkhtimakt and Sikkukkut, two hakkikts, are vying for the position of mekt-hakkikt.  - The Chanur novels
  • He reveals to Ace that two sets of Daleks are vying for control of the Omega Device, which was used to give the Gallifreyans mastery of time.  - Remembrance of the Daleks
  • Pitted in constant competition against each other, the three concubines are continually vying for their husband's attention and affections.  - Raise the Red Lantern
  • Soberin and Gabrielle are vying for the contents of the box.  - Kiss Me Deadly
  • Jack Powell and David Armstrong are rivals in the same small American town, both vying for the attentions of pretty Sylvia Lewis.  - Wings (1927 film)

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