Sentence examples for barely contested from inspiring English sources
Brady's pitch to running back Shane Vereen was barely contested by the Colts.
But after his victory in a barely contested race, the Kremlin shifted from permissiveness to a creeping crackdown.
Throughout French public life, it is an axiom, barely contested, that to be French you must accept the rules of laïcisme.
While most Southern states are reliably Republican enough that they are barely contested in general elections, there have been signs in past elections that weakness in Southern states during the primary season can spell trouble for Republican candidates.
But the Patriots and the Eagles, two stalwarts of the N.F.L. in the last decade, lost so badly, in games that were barely contested, that they face an off-season that will be filled with doubt.
A minute later, an interception of a lazy back pass led to Blaise Matuidi's barely contested goal, assisted by Benzema.
The post is subject to re-election annually, but barely ever contested.
"Not just the contested ones.
The trio faced hours of delays at army and rebel checkpoints — between patches of no man's land and buffer zones under threat of fire — as they returned to their homes in Duma, a heavily contested town barely five miles away.
With 12.7 seconds left, the 76ers inbounded the ball to Iverson at midcourt and he penetrated against Kerry Kittles to loft a contested layup that barely missed.
Barely half the seats were contested at all.Disillusioned Laotians could not even abstain: voting is compulsory, and party officials were checking to make sure no one spoiled his ballot.
