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

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

Betts won the opening tip and Leger-Walker passed to Jaquez for an uncontested layup that got the Bruins off to the fast start their coach desired.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2026

They lacked this procedure for the fundamental reason that they thought it unnecessary: what could go wrong if one argued from uncontested premises to conclusions that necessarily followed?

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton