singing contest

collocation in English

meaningsofsingingandcontest

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singing
noun[U]
uk
/ˈsɪŋ.ɪŋ/us
/ˈsɪŋ.ɪŋ/
the activity of making musical sounds with the voice, usually a tune ...
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contest
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒn.test/us
/ˈkɑːn.test/
a competition to do better than other people, usually in which prizes ...
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(Definition ofsingingandcontestfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In the tavern he finds that some locals are having asingingcontest.
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It was his first time to have tried out in anysingingcontest.
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He entered asingingcontestin 1997 and won first place with his band.
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At age 14, he won his firstsingingcontest.
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At the age of eight, she entered and won asingingcontestafter a schoolmate's father heard her sing.
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At 9, she won a localsingingcontest(the).
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She first performed publicly in asingingcontestduring her school's foundation day when she was first grade.
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At age six, she won a localsingingcontestsponsored by local elementary schools.
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Thesingingcontestis usually held before the end of the school year.
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He won his firstsingingcontestat the age of five.
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He won his firstsingingcontestat the age of seven.
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Many othersingingcontestsegments within the show produced some of the country's top singers.
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She entered the music business after winning in asingingcontest.
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Entering the music industry after winning asingingcontestin 1995, as of 2009 he has released more than 10 albums.
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In 1963, she won asingingcontestat the age of 16.
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The thing that changed her life is asingingcontest.
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When he was 11, he entered a localsingingcontest.
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After two months, her teacher entered her for her firstsingingcontest, representing her school in a nation-wide competition, and she won first place.
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Stirling also appeared in asingingcontestin 2002.
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