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Discover LudwigThe phrase "were contested" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used when describing a situation or event where there is disagreement or dispute. Example: The results of the election were contested by multiple candidates, leading to a tense and drawn-out recount process.
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were contested
verb
Past of contest
Exact(60)
These claims, however, were contested.
War memorials were contested all over the peninsula.
"Some of them weren't contested, some of them were contested.
A third of the seats (23) were contested in Bristol.
In Wales, 30 seats were contested on Anglesey borough council.
These seats were contested with men and won.
Both the positions of president and vice president were contested in the junior class elections.
Neither the letter of confirmation nor the invoices were contested by the defendant.
In 1747 only three county and 62 borough elections were contested.
It was a tight, hard-fought game with many shots were contested at the rim.
He died in 2005, and his son succeeded him after an election whose results were contested.
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