unsuccessfully challenge

Frequency: 6.05.5 per million words

to challenge without success

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Examples (10)

  • The defense lawyer unsuccessfully challenged the admissibility of the evidence.
  • He unsuccessfully challenged the incumbent senator for the party's nomination.
  • The young boxer unsuccessfully challenged the reigning heavyweight champion for the title.
  • Our startup unsuccessfully challenged the tech giant's market dominance.
  • In her dissertation, she unsuccessfully challenged a long-held scientific theory.
  • They have twice unsuccessfully challenged the decision through the official appeals process.
  • The student unsuccessfully challenged the teacher's grading, as the rubric was quite clear.
  • If they unsuccessfully challenge the ruling again, they will face significant fines.
  • The board's authority was unsuccessfully challenged by a group of disgruntled shareholders.
  • Despite raising valid points, the activist group unsuccessfully challenged the new environmental policy.