fierce contest
Example Sentences
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In Nevada, Ms. Cortez Masto, a Democrat, has been locked in a fierce contest with her Republican challenger, Adam Laxalt, a former state attorney general.
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2022
There was also a fierce contest to replace Reid in the Senate, which drew money and attention from Democrats throughout the country.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2020
It is a symbol of the promise and peril of a fierce contest under way in south Asia.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 25, 2018
These days Roem’s race is drawing plenty of outside eyes, and it’s shaping up to be a fierce contest.
From Time ● Jul. 6, 2017
A fierce contest ensued, but it was forced through by the Iron Duke.
From Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland by Henry B. Stanton
