Sentence examples for closely contest from inspiring English sources

Instead, the union was dealt a bitter defeat on Wednesday in a battle it had expected to win, or at least closely contest.

After a vote count that stretched into this morning, Gov. George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore were locked in one of the most closely contested presidential contests in decades.

But thanks to visceral disenchantment with Washington over a stagnating economy — and to the sometimes gaffe-prone Weprin campaign — what was expected to be a lopsided race between Mr. Weprin and his Republican opponent, Bob Turner, a retired television executive, has become a close and closely watched contest that is being seen by some as a referendum on President Obama.

Rauner is challenging Gov. Pat Quinn (D) in a tight contest, one of the nation's most closely watched governor's races.

It was a closely fought contest to the very end.

This year's award was a closely fought contest.

This year's award became a closely fought contest between two of the four shortlisted non-fiction titles.

Besides the special House election in Virginia on Tuesday, the Old Dominion has another closely watched contest: its governor's race.

She flung away her helmet in delight as the crowd erupted in joyous scenes after beating the Chinese competitor Hou Yozhuo in a closely fought contest.

In a separate but closely related contest, both parties in Albany are pressuring Mr. Bloomberg not to cut the city's share of its schools budget.

The 25-year-old Gibbons lost 2-0 to Kayla Harrison in a closely fought contest only decided in the final 30 seconds.