Examples of dead heat in a Sentence
the horses crossed the finish line in a dead heat
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After publishing her initial post on Reddit while the bidding was in a dead heat, the user shared an update that her former friends came back with a higher offer, establishing themselves as the front runners.
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Rachel Flynn, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Surveys ahead of Election Day found the two candidates in a virtual dead heat nationally and in several key swing states.
—ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
This means that the characterization provided by most pollsters, that the contest was a dead heat, were driven by factors that were largely irrelevant.
—Hersh Shefrin, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Polling has showed the race in a dead heat in Nevada, but also in six other swing states.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Rachel Flynn, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Surveys ahead of Election Day found the two candidates in a virtual dead heat nationally and in several key swing states.
—ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
This means that the characterization provided by most pollsters, that the contest was a dead heat, were driven by factors that were largely irrelevant.
—Hersh Shefrin, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Polling has showed the race in a dead heat in Nevada, but also in six other swing states.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Dead heat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dead%20heat. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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