Sentence examples similar to taut contests from inspiring English sources

It's very finely balanced this taut contest.

Davis's buzzer-beating jumper ended a taut contest in which Harvard held the advantage for most of the game.

A game that looked like a potential rout after Notre Dame took a 16-7 leat at halftime turned into a taut contest as both teams made critical mistakes.

For the 48,000 neutrals here the Twenty20 World Cup final delivered a wonderful spectacle: a taut, fluctuating contest that was enthralling.

Even so, the principal difficulty lay in keeping this contest taut.

Werth provided the difference, blowing open a taut, nerve-racking contest well after the reddish haze of dusk had come and gone from the sky.

Their contest, a taut, tense, thrilling 6-2, 7-6 (3), 6-4 victory for Djokovic, was a testament to this golden age of men's tennis.

This lends a taut and unbreathable air to the contest.

Tears, trembles, taut neck.

That sounded taut.

The line became taut.