How to Use uncontested in a Sentence

uncontested

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• The Tigers did, but the Tide broke the press and scored uncontested points.
  — Giana Han, al, 16 Jan. 2020
• And then the Suns came out and sailed through the lane for wide-open layups and drained uncontested 3-point shots.
  — Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com, 30 Oct. 2019
• But the facts are uncontested, the truth is clear & I have been left with no other choice.
  — Howard Koplowitz | [e-mail], al, 19 Dec. 2019
• Of course, while the springs are the uncontested star of the show, there’s a lot more to experience here.
  — Abbie Kozolchyk, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2022
• Bradley let Odom bring the ball up the floor uncontested, but the Braves mismanaged Xavier's high-ball screen.
  — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 26 Nov. 2020
• Two of these seats are up for election, one of which is uncontested.
  — Madison Smalstig, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Aug. 2022
• Democrats are uncontested in races for the other four seats.
  — Adam Tamburin, Axios, 12 July 2024
• In 2008, he was first elected to the House in an uncontested election.
  — Philip Jankowski, Dallas News, 10 July 2023
• Had the Lakers had those two points from an uncontested dunk ….
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2021
• If Tua had hit him in stride, that would have been an uncontested 81-yard touchdown.
  — Steve Svekis, sun-sentinel.com, 21 Nov. 2021
• Then came a slick pass to Jarrett Allen for an uncontested dunk.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 14 Nov. 2021
• The two ran uncontested for the seats, and LaBedz and Schwingbeck won their reelection bids.
  — Elizabeth Owens-Schiele, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2023
• The district four seat is the only uncontested race this year.
  — Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 21 June 2024
• Red Flag made his move on the far turn and seemed uncontested on an easy ride by Victor Espinoza.
  — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2020
• The suits were uncontested, according to the U.S. Bank suits and eviction court records.
  — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
• Court records show that much of what Braxton says about the election is uncontested.
  — Kyle Whitmire | [e-mail], al, 20 July 2023
• The 80-year-old Berri has held the post for more than 25 years and runs virtually uncontested.
  — Fox News, 5 May 2018
• Colorado leveled the score in the 69th minute on a set piece, a free and uncontested header in the box by Oliver Larraz.
  — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 5 July 2024
• But Leadsom pulled out of the race, opening the way for May’s uncontested election.
  — Adam Rasmi, Quartz, 19 June 2019
• The teams combined to shoot just 39.3 percent from within the paint and each team missed an uncontested dunk during the first half as well.
  — Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive, 11 Nov. 2019
• The group’s control of the Darien is uncontested, and state access to the region is limited.
  — Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2024
• The Aztecs turned it over, and the Bulldogs threw it ahead to Leo Colimerio for what appeared would be an uncontested layup to cut it to six.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2022
• For the game, the Illini made only 11 of 21 layups, missing some uncontested ones.
  — Shannon Ryan, chicagotribune.com, 24 Feb. 2021
• Lopez does not have the foot speed to stay in front of Towns, who rolled hard to the rim off the screen, received the pass from Brunson, and threw down another uncontested dunk.
  — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Nov. 2024
• One of the worst came with 2:40 left in the third and the shot clock running down, when Kendrick Nunn slid to the hoop without a defender near him and threw down an uncontested dunk.
  — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Mar. 2023
• On an inbounds pass from the baseline, Young threw the ball off the back of Boston's Grant Williams, caught the deflection and went in for an uncontested layup.
  — Paul Newberry, Star Tribune, 24 Feb. 2021
• By the end of the third quarter, as the Raptors surged to the rim for one uncontested basket after another, boos rained down and the good vibes were gone.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 23 Oct. 2021
• There are four school board seats up for grabs on the November ballot, but the District 2 and 7 seats are uncontested.
  — Veda Morgan, The Courier-Journal, 9 Oct. 2024
• Next, Powell knocked the ball loose from a Magic player, McCollum scooped up the ball and raced down the right side of the court to shoot an uncontested three that missed.
  — oregonlive, 27 Mar. 2021
• And for parents, the moment is rarely uncontested; it is squeezed between meetings, errands, and other demands.
  — Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 1 Feb 2025