Explore Uncontested through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like contested. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Uncontested in a sentence
Uncontested meaning
Not contested or disputed; not made the object of competition.
Synonyms of Uncontested
Using Uncontested
- The main meaning on this page is: Not contested or disputed; not made the object of competition.
- Useful related words include: contested.
- In the example corpus, uncontested often appears in combinations such as: an uncontested, uncontested in, the uncontested.
Context around Uncontested
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 8 middle, 11 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Uncontested
- In this selection, "uncontested" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, seats, remain, remained, layups, race and marks stand out and add context to how "uncontested" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an otherwise uncontested and one and as many uncontested marks as. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "uncontested" sits close to words such as abrasive, adjournment and amalgamation, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with uncontested
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In Texas, nearly 76% of local races went uncontested that year. (11 words)
This is the second election in which representative-at-large candidates ran uncontested. (13 words)
Board Chair Peter Romans was unanimously reelected to a two-year seat, also uncontested. (14 words)
In the wake of the alleged massive rigging and violence in which the results of a huge number of panchayat seats were declared uncontested in favour of the ruling party, the BJP in 2019 made massive gains in the Lok Sabha, running the TMC close. (45 words)
He represents the next generation in very keen interest in the community’s direction, serving on the Carbondale Planning and Zoning Commission starting in 2006, then the board of trustees before taking the mayor’s seat in an uncontested race in 2022. (42 words)
The Nocona City Council this week canceled its May election and moved its regular meeting to May 16 in order to give the oath of office to the incumbents taking their seats in the uncontested election. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Air Force scored on its next four possessions – three on back cuts for uncontested layups out of its Princeton-style offense – and led 9-4.
Also on the ballot, depending on where you live, are three contested races and one that’s uncontested, to fill four spots on the Milwaukee Public School Board of Directors.
Board Chair Peter Romans was unanimously reelected to a two-year seat, also uncontested.
Bruce Brown dunked it, uncontested, a shot to the bow of the No. 1 defense in the NBA.
Candidates have already announced their campaigns in all four races, though two remain uncontested, according to campaign filings on the city’s website.
Despite these improvements, the Bloodthirster rush only remained uncontested for a few months before another strategy threatened its dominance.
He represents the next generation in very keen interest in the community’s direction, serving on the Carbondale Planning and Zoning Commission starting in 2006, then the board of trustees before taking the mayor’s seat in an uncontested race in 2022.
In the 2018 panchayat polls, the party won 34 per cent of the seats uncontested.
In the wake of the alleged massive rigging and violence in which the results of a huge number of panchayat seats were declared uncontested in favour of the ruling party, the BJP in 2019 made massive gains in the Lok Sabha, running the TMC close.
North invite this: they’re more than happy to give the opposition as many uncontested marks as they like in defence, with Hawthorn and Fremantle racking up huge numbers in the last two weeks.
That’s critical for a party that left 44 legislative seats uncontested in 2022.
The Nocona City Council this week canceled its May election and moved its regular meeting to May 16 in order to give the oath of office to the incumbents taking their seats in the uncontested election.
The veteran skipped the ball to Porter who was waiting on the wing for an uncontested look.
This is the second election in which representative-at-large candidates ran uncontested.
Analysts had predicted that in an otherwise uncontested and one-sided election, the voter turnout rate would become the real challenge.
BJP's Manju Sharma has won from Rajasthan's Jaipur seat, their confirmed number to 2 (BJP won in Surat uncontested).
Bugbrooke lost a front row player to injury and, without another replacement, meant game had to go to uncontested scrums which certainly de-powered Town's attacking options.
Gerstell got lazy, failing to pressure the ball as several miscommunications left Julianna Lesher and Maddy Gassman open for easy layups and uncontested 3-pointers.
In 2012, then-President Barack Obama also saw a number of “uncommitted” delegates emerge from uncontested primaries, particularly in conservative states.
In Texas, nearly 76% of local races went uncontested that year.
Common combinations with uncontested
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an uncontested 20×
- uncontested in 8×
- the uncontested 7×
- uncontested election 5×
- uncontested divorce 5×
- was uncontested 5×
- uncontested race 4×
- uncontested and 4×
- and uncontested 4×
- went uncontested 4×