uncontested

Example Sentences

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According to yacht club tradition, advancing from rear to vice to commodore is an uncontested progression.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Alibaba can’t afford to let that happen uncontested.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

Lakers coach JJ Redick was forced to call a timeout after Oso Ighodaro rolled in for an uncontested dunk, putting the Lakers down 96-86 with 7:43 seconds left.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Since the beginning of the republic, it has been uncontested that in order to invade someone’s home, you need to have a warrant that was considered, and signed off on, by a judicial officer.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

Here’s what’s so hard for us to understand today: The ruthless, paranoid Josef Stalin, by then the uncontested leader of the USSR, commanded a bizarre and absolute power over his people.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein