How to Use in the hunt in a Sentence

in the hunt

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  • And then there are the Red Sox, who have survived a near-daily barrage of injuries to remain in the hunt.
    — Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 24 June 2024
  • Thanks in part to Little, the Cobras are still in the hunt for the top prize.
    — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The Voice has reached the Playoffs phase and Huntley is, well, very much in the hunt.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The Seahawks were in the hunt for the playoffs in 2023 as well, but fell one game short.
    — Jon Hoefling, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The Wild rallied past the Blackhawks on Monday to stay in the hunt.
    — Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2023
  • There are eight teams left in the hunt for the Super Bowl title.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Be in the hunt, and when things break right championships will come.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2024
  • So Dallas is in the hunt, and Vegas knows its way around the playoffs.
    — Dallas News, 13 Jan. 2023
  • As the sea ice thins in the Arctic, more and more polar bears are driven south in the hunt for food.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 1 June 2022
  • Jefferson Democrats The Democrats came up just short in the hunt for a league title last year.
    — Shane Hoffmann | , oregonlive, 21 Aug. 2023
  • With the win Wisconsin remains in the hunt for the 10th seed for the Big Ten tournament and a first-round bye.
    — Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2023
  • In a departure from the norm, the host Oregon Ducks don’t figure to be in the hunt for a team trophy.
    — Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 7 June 2022
  • Notably, Rory McIlroy is in the hunt at three strokes back.
    — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 16 June 2024
  • The Angels fell to 45-42 with Monday’s loss but are in the hunt for an American League wild-card spot.
    — Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2023
  • After all, those are the ones who kept them in the hunt for a playoff berth while LeBron was nursing his sore foot!
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2023
  • The bar-calming days likely are behind Knapp, who carded three rounds in the 60s to find himself in the hunt at the finish line.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Despite their 37-31 overtime defeat to the Baltimore Ravens last Sunday, the Rams are in the hunt for a wild-card spot.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Four people have now been arrested in the hunt for the Ellis Square shooters.
    — Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2024
  • Putting myself in situations and being in the hunt four out of the last five weeks is awesome.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 May 2024
  • The Patriots also are in the hunt for an offensive line coach.
    — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Masters winner Scottie Scheffler is in the hunt after his first round at the 150th British Open.
    — Dallas News, 14 July 2022
  • The Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers are trying to stay in the hunt with five games remaining this season.
    — Kyle Brown, The Enquirer, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Fifteen contestants still remain in the hunt for the $1 million grand prize.
    — Mike Rose, cleveland, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Should both Thybulle and Reddish improve the defense, the Blazers will have a strong chance of remaining in the hunt for a play-in berth.
    — oregonlive, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Arsenal, though, won’t mind the criticism given the team is now back in the hunt for its first league title since 2004.
    — Ben Church, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Even as the Pac-12 fights to remain solvent, this has been one of the strongest starts for the league, with as many as six teams in the hunt for the conference championship.
    — Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2022
  • First Republic Bank has been at the center of investors' crosshairs in the hunt for the industry's next victim.
    — Joe McDonald, ajc, 21 Mar. 2023
  • There's a new heavy hitter in the hunt for planets beyond our solar system.
    — Denise Chow, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Last season, Arizona State baseball was fighting to remain in the hunt for a spot at the Pac-12 Tournament.
    — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2023
  • Last season, Arizona State baseball was fighting to remain in the hunt for a spot at the Pac-12 Tournament.
    — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2023

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