Examples of 'closely contested' in a sentence
Meaning of "closely contested"
closely contested ~ refers to a competition or battle where the participants are evenly matched and the outcome is uncertain
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The ice dancing event was closely contested.
This match was closely contested and fought till the end.
The remainder of the fight was closely contested.
The fight was closely contested throughout.
Leonard later declared the round to be closely contested.
Things were much more closely contested on the opposite side.
All seats in the northern regions of the country were closely contested.
He lost the bout in a closely contested split decision.
Cariaso lost a hard fought split decision to McDonald in a closely contested fight.
This has been the most closely contested season in years.
The four matches against New Zealand were closely contested.
After six grueling and closely contested matches this week.
Nevertheless, places at the most prestigious schools are closely contested.
So the marks of closely contested battle was still upon the face.
Every point in the case will be closely contested.
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I really want to see a closely contested series that goes to six or seven games.
The Mayoral elections are always a fierce and closely contested race.
It was another closely contested bout with Woodley winning via majority decision.
The game itself was closely contested.
The fight was very closely contested and ended in a split decision loss for Bezerra.
The primary race was among the most closely contested in the State.
The most closely contested finish in the history of Le Mans.
Henderson won the fight by a closely contested split decision.
It was closely contested with hardly ever more than 3 or 4 goals between the teams.
Each point was closely contested.
In a closely contested bout, Chang lost a disputed majority decision.
The fourth set was the most closely contested of the match.
In a closely contested fight, Franklin ultimately lost by controversial split decision.
There the Boomers lost a closely contested game to Spain.
The match was played in a stroke play format, and was closely contested.
It will be a closely contested series, he reckoned.
The junior girls ' categories were more closely contested.
Most of the games, however, were closely contested and there were some exciting finishes.
Despite winning the next segment, they finished off the podium in the closely contested event.
In the context of a closely contested election, this has the potential to affect public confidence.
He was defeated by his former business partner Alphaeus Patterson in a closely contested 3 way race.
After three closely contested rounds, Damm won via split decision.
While Brazil was able to win only the one match, both series were closely contested.
After three closely contested rounds, Miller was awarded the unanimous decision win.
With heavy strapping on her left thigh, Pironkova lost a closely contested two-set match against Wozniacki.
In a closely contested season, Blundell managed a very respectable sixth place in the final standings.
And with that, Gore Bellows wins the closely contested attorney general race by a comfortable margin.
In a closely contested race, Kerr became the first Oklahoma governor elected to the Senate.
It 's going to be a thrilling and closely contested final round! ”.
In a closely contested match Fernando González prevailed over Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in four sets.
Zambia 's president has been re-elected in a closely contested vote.
In a closely contested finish, he failed by a head to catch the four-year-old filly Red Evie.
The match up went to all 5 sets, with each set closely contested.
It has large, closely contested fields of V8 powered cars.
The series was tied at 2, and Game 5 was a closely contested affair.
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Examples of using Contested
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It may also be contested as applied in a certain investigation
The unauthorized flight occurred in a contested area
The elections were contested by eight political parties
