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

With such a fierce contest to reach 1,237 delegates expected, the three campaigns cannot wait for a legal briefing if they need to respond to allegations of wrongdoing.

From Time • Apr. 19, 2016

Elizabeth "had the wolf by the ears," while the fierce contest which Alva's presence roused in France and in the Netherlands was firing the temper of the two great parties in England.

From History of the English People, Volume IV by Green, John Richard