Sentence examples for victory slightly from inspiring English sources

The margin of victory slightly flattered Real because Sevilla had their chances.

The margin of Scott's victory – slightly more than one percentage point and fewer than 80,000 votes (with more than 99% of precincts reporting) in a contest most analysts had agreed before election day was too close to call – was confirmed only after last-minute legal wrangling.

On May 17 , 1999 Barak won an easy victory with slightly more than 56 percent of the popular vote.

Sadly, the victory is slightly offset in Zoolander 2 by the stereotypical baddie played by Kristen Wiig, as a much-surgeried and botoxed style guru.

US stock markets, which soared to record highs following Trump's victory, fell slightly following the decision, which had been widely expected by traders and economists.

Williams completed her 6-1, 6-4 victory in slightly more than 1 hour 15 minutes, and then celebrated her 50th career singles title by performing a pirouette for the crowd.

And by winning support from a big majority of independents, and even from a fair few Republicans, he makes it possible to imagine a return to a more reflective time when political opponents were not regarded as traitors and collaboration was something to be admired.Oddly, he may be helped by the fact that, in the end, his victory was slightly disappointing.

The hosts rounded off the scoring when Broughton outpaced the visiting back line to score a length-of-the-field effort, while Hull's victory was slightly marred by the losses of Whiting and centre Joe Arundel to injuries in the closing stages.

He said that a victory would feel slightly tainted if he did not play 72 holes.

Brazil have won the opening game of their own World Cup, with a victory that was slightly fortuitous and nowhere near as convincing as the scoreline suggests.

The very idea of seeking to understand Corbyn's victory is a slightly loaded one, given that many Corbynites barely think it needs explaining.