All 4 Uses of
contend
in
Catch-22
- 'I'm right here,' contended Doc Daneeka, in a strange and troubled voice, darting an anxious look at Sergeant Knight.†
Chpt 30
- Records attesting to his death were pullulating like insect eggs and verifying each other beyond all contention.†
Chpt 31
- He had flown fearlessly into danger and criticism by selling petroleum and ball bearings to Germany at good prices in order to make a good profit and help maintain a balance of power between the contending forces.†
Chpt 35
- 'But it was my mission,' Milo contended.†
Chpt 35 *
Definition:
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(contend as in: She contended that...) to claim that something is true