Vying

Mexican drug cartels are vying over lucrative drug-trafficking routes to the U.S.

Daphnis swam in the rivers, and Chloe bathed in the springs; he piped, vying with the zephyrs that breathed through the pines, whilst she sang, emulating the nightingales with her melody.

There were hundreds of taxis at the airport, all vying for customers.

Algeria is vying for foreign investment.

Bill and Mary are vying for the same promotion, so every project they do, they're trying to leapfrog each other.

The children rushed to their father and started vying with each other to tell him what had happened.

Both teams are vying fiercely for the championship title.

We were always vying for first place.

Several competing firms are vying for attention.