Sentence examples for was contested between from inspiring English sources

With the Ottoman collapse after World War I, control of Mecca was contested between the sharifs and the Āl Saʿūd (the Saʿūd family) of central Arabia, adherents to an austere, puritanical form of Islam known as Wahhābism.

The last election was contested between Barack Obama Sr's former departmental boss in a government ministry Mwai Kibaki (a Kikuyu) and the son of Jaramogi, Raila Odinga (a Luo).

Through the 1920s and '30s polo became increasingly popular in Argentina, and in 1928 the first Copa de las Americas (Cup of the Americas) was contested between the United States and Argentina.

This season's Europa League final was contested between two teams who entered the competition that way, Chelsea beating Benfica 2-1 in Amsterdam.  .

During the war between Poland and the Russian Bolshevik regime it was contested between the two sides as well as by those struggling for an independent Ukraine.

The 1999 edition of the FA Charity Shield was contested between Manchester United and Arsenal.

Control of the ship is contested between Capt.

Seven games were contested between division rivals this year, the same number as last year.

The Bledisloe Cup series is contested between these two nations annually.

For the first time, the Olympic finals have been contested between 10 a.m. and noon instead of at night.

Despite the admirable Grigor Dimitrov's best efforts, the Australian Open final will be contested between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.