Sentence examples for barely a contest from inspiring English sources
This one was barely a contest.
After a scoreless first hour, it was barely a contest.
The tie-break was barely a contest though as the wilting Cilic made a series of unforced errors to enable Murray to cruise to a 7-2 win and victory.
It was barely a contest with Karen Cross being swatted by the 28th seed Lisa Raymond 6-0, 6-1, bringing to a premature end once more the home women's futile challenge.
By the end, it was barely a contest, as Rahane and Dhawan scored all around the wicket at will.
On the ice, it has barely been a contest, with the Devils easily taking a three-games-to-none lead over the Rangers in their first-round playoff series.
Without him there would barely have been a contest.
To be 16-3 down in Paris, with barely a quarter of the contest gone and an inexperienced team making inexperienced errors, is to fear an unholy thumping.
Having conceded a try in the first minute and been 16-3 behind with barely a quarter of the contest gone, England had fought back superbly to lead 24-19 with just four minutes left.
This was effectively the end of the contest, with barely a blow traded between the sides before Chelsea captain Terry lifted the trophy.
