Sentence examples for the contest edge from inspiring English sources

During the first few minutes of the contest, Edge attempted to escape the cage several times but was stopped by Batista.

Recent terrorist bombings have given the contest an edge of danger.

The two men combined effectively for the Candystripes throughout the contest with Morrison edging out his team-mate for the man of the match award.

They spent most of the contest pinned on the edge of their penalty area and relying on a well-drilled offside trap to frustrate Salah and company.

And yet, whenever it looked as though the favourites would win at a reasonable canter, the Dutch struck back to keep the contest on a knife edge.

Jonathan Sexton kicked 15 points, Biggar bagging one more to edge the contest.

Sanchez made amends with his second drop-goal to leave the contest on a knife edge.

Conlan, who had two previous wins over Oubaali, looked to have done enough to edge the contest although the four-point margin may have been somewhat flattering.

Many observers felt Barnes' last-round rally might have been enough to edge the contest and the Irishman thought he had won the bout when it was announced that a countback verdict had been arrived at.

Joe Allen headed into his own net following Noel Hunt's flicked header, and Matt Mills converted a corner as Reading scored twice in eight minutes to leave the contest on a knife edge.

Murray had seemed to be edging the contest before he was caught with a left uppercut at the end of the seventh round and a similar blow midway though the eighth sent him toppling forward on his knees.