Sentence examples for unexpected contest from inspiring English sources

For Ricciardo the unexpected contest was also exciting: "Seeing the rugby players take their positions behind the scrum machine right in front of me was somewhat…strange.

The crowd on Melbourne Park's newly revamped second show court was now enjoying an unexpected contest as Bhambri forced a tie-break, but Murray was not about to prolong his afternoon.

The unexpected competitiveness of that contest has accelerated the partisan skirmishing typical of an election year.

Ruth Davidson, the party's leader, won an unexpected victory in the contest for Edinburgh Central – a seat previously held by the SNP – after campaigning vigorously against tax rises and any further independence referendums.

It is not clear how many have signed up because they have decided to switch allegiances and want Jeremy Corbyn, the leftwinger who has become the unexpected frontrunner in the contest, to be elected Labour leader or retain ultimate loyalty to their previous party.

Yet, after last night overturned the idea of inevitability and threw up the unexpected, it means the contest goes on for a little longer, perhaps if the hugely increased turnout is an indicator galvanizing more interest in the race as a whole.

O'Rourke, who represents Texas as a congressman in the U.S. House, gave Cruz an unexpected challenge in the contest.

Quiet, polite Charlie Bucket is the unexpected winner of Wonka's contest precisely because he is quiet and polite.

It was a weird contest that featured several unexpected developments.

Sampras, who is 36 and retired, generated some unexpected buzz by winning the third contest on a very quick indoor court.

But Sanders is changing the contours of the race: the rise of a hard-left politician, long battling to to be heard from the sidelines, is now the first unexpected twist in the Democratic primary contest.