walkover

Example Sentences

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Boxing officials announced Sunday that Walsh did not attend the medical check and weigh-in before his scheduled bout with Britain’s Pat McCormack, who advances to the gold medal bout by walkover.

From Seattle Times

For a long, long up until less than 48 hours ago, today’s competition was thought to be a little more than a walkover.

From The Guardian

While Melnikova stressed that she was not going to forecast what might happen on Tuesday, she does believe what once was a walkover for the Americans will turn into something far more compelling.

From Seattle Times

And even the one game yesterday that was a walkover – Spain’s drubbing of Slovakia – felt like a surprise.

From The Guardian

Noel Gallagher: I think we'll win it but I don't think it's going to be the walkover some people are expecting.

From BBC