Sentence examples for tightly fought from inspiring English sources

The result was a tightly fought contest.

The number of events attests to how tightly fought the race will be.

Ireland's excellent displays in a tightly fought autumn ODI series in Zimbabwe suggested they deserve better.

There will be a tightly fought, grueling battle on the field, too.

In a tightly fought match full of frustration, fouls and 16 yellow cards, Germany beat Cameroon, 2-0.

This provides a neat get-out clause for Republicans facing tough battles to retain tightly fought congressional seats.

They also illustrate a campaign that was tightly organized, hard fought and full of surprises.

While both Labour and the Conservatives are alive to the threat posed by the right-wing party, no-one – including Ukip itself – expects the party to take more than around ten seats at the general election, seemingly limiting its impact on what promises to be a tightly-fought campaign.

Ms. Obeidy said they bound her tightly in part because she fought back, but a 16-year-old girl who was also a captive was less resistant, Ms. Obeidy said.

Mr. Li, the Asian martial arts star, can't act, and the tightly choreographed fight sequences in "The One" are the only moments he exudes screen charisma.

We were promised a confusing punch-up, but it was more like a tightly choreographed fight scene in a revival of West Side Story.