Contend
Contend verb - To engage in a contest.
House
House verb - To provide with living quarters or shelter.
Common collocations
| power | contend power | house power |
| knowledge | contend knowledge | house knowledge |
| characters | contend characters | house characters |
Both words in one sentence
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In the episode where Lisa has to contend with being the authority figure of the house when Marge ended up injured from a clock falling on her, Lisa is calling Marge.
Source: Man-Made House Flood -
Krusty: ... so I contend that those tourists were decapitated before they entered the Krustyland House of Knives.
Source: Amusement Park of Doom -
The Worst Seat in the House: One classic segment with Bert and Ernie at a movie theater saw Ernie having to contend with a woman in front of him wearing a really tall hat.
Source: Series / Sesame Street
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