Examples of dead heat in a Sentence
the horses crossed the finish line in a dead heat
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The movement is incremental at best, leaving the two candidates still in a statistical dead heat nationally.
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Dan Balz, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
In a race that is currently a dead heat, both candidates are gearing up to play both offense and defense, on topics ranging from Biden's age to Trump's criminal conviction in his New York hush money case.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 20 June 2024
Another FiveThirtyEight metric put them in a dead heat nationally, with Trump leading 40.9% to Biden’s 40%.
—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
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Dan Balz, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
In a race that is currently a dead heat, both candidates are gearing up to play both offense and defense, on topics ranging from Biden's age to Trump's criminal conviction in his New York hush money case.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 20 June 2024
Another FiveThirtyEight metric put them in a dead heat nationally, with Trump leading 40.9% to Biden’s 40%.
—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
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“Dead heat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dead%20heat. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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