Sentence examples for was a close contest from inspiring English sources

It was a close contest and produced a huge turnout.

It was a close contest this week between Carson and Lord Grantham.

It was a close contest, with heavy campaigning and a lot on the line, but there will be no recount.

The Warriors not only won, they won by the final score of 121-106, giving little indication that it was a close contest, let alone a game where the Thunder held a late lead.

I was also legal counsel to Soviet Jews, and in my experience it was a close contest as to whether the F.B.I. or the K.G.B. was worse in violating human rights.

It was a close contest for a while but write-ins and comments — I counted all of them — pushed both contenders over the edge.

They were beaten 4-0 by their American counterparts, although it was a closer contest than the scoreline suggested.

Louisville and Davidson underway, and it's been a close contest so far.

"You know, we are in the fourth quarter and it is a close contest.

The U.S. should beat Algeria, and Slovenia (in its second Cup final) should be a close contest.

"It's a close contest, isn't it?" Mr. Koizumi told reporters after he made a campaign speech in Hirosaki, in northern Japan.