Sentence examples for a spirited contest from inspiring English sources

A spirited contest is nonetheless possible, even if what's true of the contestants is true of the series itself: It's a little amateurish, wobbly and unaware of its potential.

This has been a spirited contest.

"We are looking forward to a spirited contest".

Outraged, she tops what becomes a spirited contest by citing an invented silent bid.

It's a shame Carlton's players didn't get the memo that the football world was expecting a spirited contest.

Mr. Bush's aides and Republican officials said they were confident that they would win Florida, but they expect a spirited contest.

Second place in New Hampshire is important, providing a possible launchpad for a more spirited contest in South Carolina, which is much more conservative than New Hampshire and where Romney did badly in the 2008 Republican nomination contest.

Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Mr. Bush said he welcomed Mr. Edwards to the race and was looking forward to "a good, spirited contest".

A spirited nominating contest and a unified goal of defeating an incumbent president have awakened the party from its sleepy disposition in the 2008 presidential race when George W. Bush was leaving office.

The media should not be proud, in their zeal for a spirited election contest as opposed to an intelligent discourse, that they have contributed to the momentary and hopefully limited national acclaim for the very inadequate Sarah Palin.

No matter who wins, the two groups will end the day reveling in another spirited contest.