Examples of dead heat in a Sentence
the horses crossed the finish line in a dead heat
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Another FiveThirtyEight metric put them in a dead heat nationally, with Trump leading 40.9% to Biden’s 40%.
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2024
Biden is locked in a tight race with Trump with most national polls showing a dead heat and Trump a hair ahead in the battleground states that will determine the winner.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 7 June 2024
Fundraising Biden needs millions of dollars in his heated rematch against Trump, where some polls have shown a dead heat and others have shown Trump in the lead.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2024
Pre-vote polling is limited in Nigeria, but the race is considered a dead heat by most, with a few predicting a win for the challenger.
—Matt Mossman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Mar. 2015
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2024
Biden is locked in a tight race with Trump with most national polls showing a dead heat and Trump a hair ahead in the battleground states that will determine the winner.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 7 June 2024
Fundraising Biden needs millions of dollars in his heated rematch against Trump, where some polls have shown a dead heat and others have shown Trump in the lead.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2024
Pre-vote polling is limited in Nigeria, but the race is considered a dead heat by most, with a few predicting a win for the challenger.
—Matt Mossman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Mar. 2015
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“Dead heat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dead%20heat. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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