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

These days Roem’s race is drawing plenty of outside eyes, and it’s shaping up to be a fierce contest.

From Time • Jul. 6, 2017

It seemed that the ship, stout as she was, would not be able to survive the fierce contest in which she was engaged with the raging elements.

From Dick Cheveley His Adventures and Misadventures by Groome, William H. C.