Examples of down-to-the-wire in a Sentence
a down-to-the-wire contest for the pennant
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His down-to-the-wire decision resulted in a brutal breakup at the Proposal Platform™, and some very uncomfortable moments in the Tealight Candle Thunderdome.
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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Notre Dame clinched a spot in the College Football Playoff final after beating Penn State 27-24 in a down-to-the-wire thriller.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
The Quad 3 loss was the second such defeat of the season for the Huskies, who suffered a similar down-to-the-wire loss to Colorado in the second game of the Maui Invitational in November.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2025
So, what’s another down-to-the-wire finish for this team?
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025
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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Notre Dame clinched a spot in the College Football Playoff final after beating Penn State 27-24 in a down-to-the-wire thriller.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
The Quad 3 loss was the second such defeat of the season for the Huskies, who suffered a similar down-to-the-wire loss to Colorado in the second game of the Maui Invitational in November.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2025
So, what’s another down-to-the-wire finish for this team?
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Down-to-the-wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/down-to-the-wire. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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