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
It was their misfortune to be discovered by Captain Southard, the officer of the day, while engaged in a fierce contest, in which their heads were used as the chief weapons of attack and defence.
From Three Years in the Federal Cavalry by Willard W. Glazier
