contest bitterly

Frequency: 5.02.4 per million words

to formally oppose a decision or statement with great intensity

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Examples (10)

  • The will was bitterly contested by the estranged family members.
  • The election results are expected to be bitterly contested in court.
  • They decided to bitterly contest the hostile takeover bid.
  • He bitterly contested the accusation that he had acted dishonestly.
  • The two parties are bitterly contesting every single point in the new legislation.
  • The new land division was bitterly contested by the local tribes for decades.
  • The CEO vowed she would bitterly contest the board's decision to oust her.
  • In such high-stakes cases, every piece of evidence is bitterly contested.
  • The referee's final call was bitterly contested by the losing team's coach.
  • The patent for the new technology is being bitterly contested by a rival firm.