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Definition of vie:

  • (verb) compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

Sentence Examples:

What happens if truth and lie vie?

Nora's own could hardly vie with it.

Other rivers may vie with it in beauty.

"I never vie with others in dress," said Madeleine.

Could our own memory always vie with hers?

It cost money thus to vie with each other.

Trains vie with ships; motor transport with trains.

No native temper could vie with my foreign mood.

You should vie with those men in great achievements.

John, which might at least vie with the Guido.

Who in his works would vie immortality with nature?

We do not presume to vie with that illustrious race.

Each seemed to vie with the other in splendor of dress.

Who among kings or philosophers can vie with your fame?

The latter frequently vie with walled cities in commercial importance.

Dominicans and Jesuits vie with each other in patriotic devotion.

What School of Design can vie with the autumn colors?

She again wished to vie with her hated rival, Paris.

If so, they never made a bigger mistake in their vie.

People seemed to vie with each other in giving away their property.

In richness of color birds and insects vie even with flowers.

He certainly cannot vie in interest in her mind with biology.

There was none other which could vie with it in size.

No plantation in the Western world can vie with La Gabrielle.

Birds seemed to vie with each other in their songs of love.

They, however, vie with one another in their loyalty to our house.

All ranks seemed to vie with each other in showing us attention.

For once waiters seemed to vie in serving rather than in neglecting.

Probability of Life; or the probable duration of life, la vie probable.

Let's get people to vie with one another in service to mankind!

Then the fraternities began to vie with one another for Ken.

She can vie with the youngest and most beautiful of them!

He was wont to vie with the other in point of style.

What numbers vie with the charming offspring of Flora in various beauties!

Our hosts vie with one another in showing kindness to the Frenchmen.

In a word, the good gentleman's palate came to vie with his intellect.

The variety and splendor of Herschel's labors vie with their extent.

Even the children seemed to vie with one another in carrying them out.

The ladies seemed to vie with each other in the display of jewels.

His parliamentary influence might vie with that of the greatest families.

Gladstone's, and can not hope to vie with him in their exercise.

It will vie with any other edible nut that I know of.

There was no fame of living man that could vie with his.

Treatises and imaginary debates seem to vie with each other for popularity.

Both parents vie with each other in rendering them every needed service.

There is no other in this world that could vie with it.

The fish seemed to vie with one another in falling upon the bait.

Prominent gentlemen seemed to vie with each other in their display of ignorance.

They seem to vie with the English in giving us a kindly reception.

These gentlemen seemed to vie with each other in every act of kindness.

A thousand kings vie with each other to whisper their vows to you.

Let yours vie with each other in instructing me of all your emotions.

This ends the episode, with which the main plot and catastrophe vie.

Where ever was truth that could vie with the truth of Matilda?

We are going to vie again, now; but it will be upon an equal basis.

Other cities vie with each other in doing honor to the gifted artist.

The more original and numerous passages may vie with the observations of Jesse.

Its young men seem to vie with each other in tormenting the language.

Paul's raised above them all to vie with the deep voice of Big Ben.

No other mountain region in the world can vie with it in awe-inspiring beauty.

Perhaps the last-named problem might vie in difficulty with squaring the circle!

Men seem to vie with one another as to who can do the most.

It seems as if families vie with one another in making their homes attractive.

They vie with the residents of Buenos Aires in their devotion to this sport.

As for accomplishments, she may vie with any fine lady in the land.

Collectors vie with each other in the extent and variety of their cabinets.

The publishers of Barcelona, especially in illustrated works, vie with those of Madrid.

He replied now: "It is true; soon he will vie with me and you."

Beauty and wit were there, and seemed to vie with each other for superiority.

Some of them vie with the lizards in beauty of color and dress patterns.

Even at the end of the 7th century it begins to vie with others.

Each newspaper seemed to vie with the other in exquisite promises to be-cook our kitchen.

Teach us that to vie is not to rival; and to imitate not to invent.

The City Companies will vie with each other in starting this magnificent scheme.

The commons seemed to vie with the lords in their zeal for the government.

The mourning is renewed; finally, boys vie with each other in a mock contest.

Poets and painters shall vie with each other to have you ranked with them.

And what reason have we but to hope we may vie with any neighboring nations?

Each owner seemed to vie with his neighbor in the choice of the prettiest patterns.

They vie with the Round Towers in interest and in the display of skill.

Their one desire is to be allowed to vie with us in commercial and industrial pursuits.

Idle men and foolish women vie with each other in the parts they play.

The Germans cannot vie with the English as writers of stories long or short.

Julia stared, and answered, "Oh, dear no; who would attempt to vie with you?"

People seem to vie with each other to show how good they can be to me.

Bring Fred also, and let us all vie with each other in encouraging Webb.

If so, the family might vie for duration with the majority of human families.

The colors of the autumn leaves vie in splendor with those of the sugar maple.

All sorts of organizations seem to vie with each other in welcoming their happy guests.

The Democrats and Whigs vie with each other in devotion to the fugitive slave bill.

You and Wanda seem to vie with one another in attempting the most hazardous feats.

No other place can vie with the Cornish coast for curious and suggestive names.

They had to vie with each other while eating, while amusing themselves, while working.

The actors vie and compete in the compulsive activity of furthering their petty careers.

The kings of the surrounding countries vie with one another in presenting offerings to it.

Neighboring villages vie with each other as to which shall send up the greatest blaze.

Now there is no cannon that can vie in force with even the smallest volcano.

They vie with the Grebes in diving and disappear at the flash of a gun.

Harrington, James, and even the lady, vie with each other in offering kindness to her.

Could any prophetic message vie in his estimate with the assurance of such a revelation?