Sentence examples for disputed close from inspiring English sources

Although wrongdoing was never proved, Joanne Schivley, a City Council member, considered the election invalid and for four years bitterly opposed Mr. Davis, refused to address him as "mayor," and eventually challenged his re-election (no winner has been declared in a disputed, close race).

The fight was subsequently described as a "competitive and highly entertaining fight" and the result was reviewed as a "disputed" close split decision.

Brazil defeated Turkey, 1-0, toninht in a tense, offensive-minded, if seldom pretty rematch between two teams that disputed a close first-round game and had been rolling along ever since.

Spain has sent four warships to patrol the Mediterranean waters around Spain's more significant north African possessions, the enclave cities of Ceuta and Melilla, as well as around the occupied island, Perejil, and other disputed islands close to Morocco's northern coast.

In 2011, a man set himself on fire at Tiananmen Square following what officials said was a legal dispute, close to the square's portrait of Chairman Mao.

Well, at the end of the night on Saturday, once we had crested that peak and saw the view, Bradley's hand was held up in victory while Márquez was left disputing another close defeat in his storied career.

The collector has even engaged in disputes closer to home.

This is disputed by people close to those in the fleet.

That view was disputed by people close to Mr. Fager, who said that Ms. Couric has praised his stewardship of her "60 Minutes" pieces.

PAGE A20 Recount for Taiwan President Chen Shui-biagreedeed to a recount of his close, disputed victory in the presidential elections, bowing to protests and pressure from Washington.

One source for the "golden showers" allegation, according to Isikoff and Corn, was Sergei Millian, a mysterious Belarusian-American businessman whose claims to have been an intimate of Trump and his circle have been disputed by those close to Trump.