Sentence examples for contested win from inspiring English sources

That contested win in the first caucus was so close it a took a while to emerge and was overshadowed by Obama's surprise defeat of Clinton, but Santorum believes his mixture of religious social conservatism and a focus on working-class voters is due a revival.

Manchester United closed the gap at the top of the Premier League to one point after Javier Hernandez's late winner gave them a hotly contested win over nine-man Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Since the Premier League has started we have seen big clubs, clubs such as Leeds United and Nottingham Forest - who have won titles and contested and won European Cup finals - overstretch themselves and not just slip down one division but two.

After one memorable week as the Knicks' interim coach, Mike Woodson would agree — even if Woodson "can't explain" why Carmelo Anthony had little interest in hustling for Mike D'Antoni but has exerted himself for Woodson during a winning streak that reached five games Wednesday night with a fiercely contested 82-79 win over the 76ers.

After his release in 1977, he contested and won back his seat in the assembly.

Bishop contested, and won, a byelection in the northern Sydney seat of Mackellar in 1994.

He contested and won the seat of Fisher, held by former Speaker Peter Slipper, in 2013.

He later contested and won the Glasgow Central seat and stood down as an MP in 2010.

Just over five weeks ago he contested and won a six-year stint in the Senate in the number one position on the Labor ticket.

In May elections he contested and won a seat in the Lok Sabha, in the process defeating his elder sister, Khalida Shah, of the ANC.

He served an additional four terms, although he left that chamber in 2004 and contested and won a seat in the Lok Sabha (lower house).