How to Use unopposed in a Sentence

unopposed

adjective
  • Eads was unopposed in his bid for a four-year term in 2020.
    Doug Thompson, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2021
  • There are two ways to run — one is unopposed, and the other is afraid.
    Paul Steinhauser, Fox News, 9 June 2022
  • This is the fourth time Barrera has run unopposed, and this will be his fifth term on the board.
    Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2024
  • This would be the third term for Finn, who also ran unopposed in 2018.
    Wyatt Myskow, The Arizona Republic, 13 Jan. 2022
  • Tempe Mayor Corey Woods ran unopposed and won a second term with 94% of the votes.
    Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2024
  • In the third district race, as with the mayor's race, the incumbent is unopposed.
    Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 20 July 2024
  • The officials never called the play dead and Doran ran 92 yards unopposed for the score.
    Alex Harrison, The Enquirer, 15 Nov. 2021
  • But the Reds sat on their hands, which meant the Brewers’ additions went unopposed.
    Emmett Prosser, Journal Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Joseph Burke was running unopposed to retain his City Council seat at the time of his death.
    Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Banks’ request to push back the trial date was unopposed, but her bid for more time to seek evidence was not.
    Marc Hogan, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Four of the court's nine justices are up for reelection this year, and three are running unopposed.
    Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 20 May 2024
  • Michael Finn and Denette Dunn are unopposed in their council districts.
    Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Nevin, Painter and Unglesbee each ran unopposed for their seats.
    Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 10 May 2023
  • Both Cook and Freeman ran unopposed in their primaries.
    Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 3 Sep. 2024
  • The winner will face Democrat Julie Gunnigle in the fall, who is running unopposed in the primary.
    Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2022
  • Candidates are running unopposed in about two-thirds of the 32 seats up for grabs in November, along with the mayor’s race.
    BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2021
  • Dickens was backed by former Mayor Shirley Franklin and ran unopposed in 2017.
    Maya T. Prabhu, ajc, 19 Oct. 2021
  • The pair ran unopposed, and will succeed Gail Berman and Lucy Fisher, who have led the organization since 2018.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 Aug. 2022
  • The council’s longest-serving member, Gary Kendrick, ran unopposed for a sixth term.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Dec. 2022
  • The winner will run unopposed in the November election.
    Jacob Scholl, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 June 2022
  • Herzberg will face off against Powell who ran unopposed in the special GOP primary.
    Detroit Free Press, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The winner will be unopposed in the Nov. 8 general election.
    Rachel Herzog, Arkansas Online, 17 Apr. 2022
  • District 1 had three candidates facing off for the seat, and the incumbents in districts 5 and 6 both ran unopposed.
    Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Aderholt, Carl, Moore and Palmer were all unopposed in their primary.
    Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Smith requested the protective order on June 16, and it was unopposed by Trump's lawyers.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 20 June 2023
  • Then a Black man, Patrick Braxton, ran unopposed for mayor in 2020 and after winning, named an all-Black town council.
    WSJ, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Stefani is running unopposed; Mar and Dorsey, who was appointed to his seat by Breed in May, are in the most competitive races.
    J.d. Morris, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Sep. 2022
  • First-time candidate Philip Madden is unopposed for a two-year seat on council.
    Ed Wittenberg, cleveland, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Mayor Michele Hanson, who was first elected in 2010, is running unopposed.
    Pioneer Press Elections Team, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Beyer ran unopposed in this year’s Democratic primary and has no plans to debate.
    Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Oct. 2024

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