Examples of down-to-the-wire in a Sentence
a down-to-the-wire contest for the pennant
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In a down-to-the-wire race among the six iconic Wienermobiles that serve as goodwill ambassadors for Oscar Mayer, the hot dog-on-wheels representing the Southeast proved to be the big dog on Carb Day ahead of Sunday’s running of the Indianapolis 500.
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Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
But the film also has plenty of down-to-the-wire tension, as when Benji (Simon Pegg) directs a bomb defusion through the fog of his collapsing lung.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 May 2025
Curry, Draymond Green and Jimmy Butler won Game 4 through down-to-the-wire intensity and an inspired final stop.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Skokie’s election season did not end on Election Day, and a district trustee declared victory in a down-to-the-wire finish almost two weeks after the polls closed.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
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Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
But the film also has plenty of down-to-the-wire tension, as when Benji (Simon Pegg) directs a bomb defusion through the fog of his collapsing lung.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 May 2025
Curry, Draymond Green and Jimmy Butler won Game 4 through down-to-the-wire intensity and an inspired final stop.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Skokie’s election season did not end on Election Day, and a district trustee declared victory in a down-to-the-wire finish almost two weeks after the polls closed.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 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 6 Jun. 2025.
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