How to Use deuce in a Sentence

deuce

1 of 2 noun

• She beat her opponent after eight deuces.
• Lakhin had a deuce in the first, then 14 in the second.
  — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 10 Jan. 2023
• East won and led the ace and deuce of clubs, and West took the king and cashed the king of trumps.
  — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 21 July 2019
• West took the queen and shifted to the ten of spades: deuce, jack, ace.
  — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2024
• Brown played the deuce court in the finals, Grinner the ad side.
  — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
• The fifth game went to a deuce point, which was also a match point for the Storm.
  — Matt Szabo, Daily Pilot, 30 July 2019
• The teen survived a six-deuce game on his serve to go up 2-0.
  — Beth Harris, ajc, 20 Mar. 2022
• Today’s West leads the deuce of hearts against four spades.
  — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2019
• All but one went to at least deuce, and Nadal had six break points in all.
  — Tom Perrotta, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2017
• Today’s West led the queen of spades against 3NT: four, six, deuce.
  — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2024
• But Stephens fought back to deuce with winners from the baseline and net.
  — Richard Deitsch, SI.com, 10 Sep. 2017
• The game had eight deuces, and Wolf forced three break points but could not convert any.
  — James Weber, The Enquirer, 16 Aug. 2023
• The Spurs led by 20 points at halftime, lost by a deuce, then got O Cedar-ed.
  — Bill Livingston, cleveland.com, 16 Oct. 2017
• Watch in front of City Hall as a lighted deuce of clubs card lowers to bring in 2022.
  — Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2021
• At deuce, Nadal played a deft drop shot for a winner to set up his third match point.
  — Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 9 Sep. 2019
• But Williams challenged the call and a Hawk-Eye review showed the ball clipped the line, bringing up deuce.
  — Jamie Lisanti, SI.com, 8 Sep. 2017
• The two parties are playing one of the longest deuce games since the founding.
  — George Packer, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2023
• Serving to stay in the match, Hurkacz was at deuce when Djokovic edged a 25-shot rally to forge a first match point.
  — Jerome Pugmire, ajc, 6 Nov. 2021
• Calderon and Korver prefer to shift side-to-side on the arc and aren't as much of a threat to pull-up for deuces.
  — J. Michael, Indianapolis Star, 28 Apr. 2018
• Before this season, the deuce was in place only in the final minute of each half.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 24 Mar. 2023
• Dimitrov was broken to end the set in an almost as long three-deuce game.
  — Ravi Ubha, CNN, 6 Sep. 2019
• With Fernandez del Valle serving at 3-3, the game went to five deuces.
  — Matt Szabo, Daily Pilot, 25 May 2017
• First Williams got back to deuce by using a drop shot to set up a volley winner.
  — baltimoresun.com, 9 July 2019
• Mertens, though, fought back to deuce and held serve following a gutsy drop shot and an ace.
  — USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2018
• The first game of the second set went to five deuces, before Collins, who was serving, saved a break point and won the game on a 104 mph ace in the corner.
  — Michelle Kaufman, miamiherald, 28 Mar. 2018
• But the deuce was unpopular and never gained a foothold with the public.
  — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 17 Sep. 2022
• Unlike tennis, there is no deuce or advantage, and the ball speeds can reach up to 150 mph.
  — Fox News, 9 Aug. 2022
• Collison lofted it too high and missed what should've been an easy deuce.
  — J. Michael, Indianapolis Star, 27 Apr. 2018
• And Donald Trump took the opportunity to drop a deuce in that punch bowl.
  — Laura Bradley, vanityfair.com, 26 July 2017
• Declarer won — Grapefruit followed with the deuce — and led the queen of trumps, losing the finesse.
  — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2019

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deuce

2 of 2 verb

• Television broadcasts showed that Kerber’s shot had, in fact, landed out, which would have brought the score to deuce.
  — Ben Rothenberg, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2016
• Despite a weak second serve, Berrettini held serve in a game that went to deuce six times, cutting Djokovic’s lead to 4-2.
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2021
• After the game went to deuce five times, Andreescu hit a backhand into the net to give Williams the advantage and Williams won the game with a forehand, cutting Andreescu’s lead to 4-3.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2019
• Although the first three games went at least to deuce, Osuigwe quickly asserted command in going up a break.
  — Craig Davis, Sun-Sentinel.com, 11 Dec. 2017
• The system uses no-advantage scoring, meaning the player or team that wins deuce will win the game — that is, instead of needing to win a game by two points, one point will suffice.
  — Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Oct. 2020
• Azarenka, a two-time major champion who was in her first final in seven years, had three chances to break back at 0-40 in the next game, but Osaka fought back to deuce and had her biggest hold of the match when Azarenka hit a forehand long.
  — Wayne Coffey, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2020
• Television broadcasts showed that Kerber’s shot had, in fact, landed out, which would have brought the score to deuce.
  — Ben Rothenberg, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2016
• Despite a weak second serve, Berrettini held serve in a game that went to deuce six times, cutting Djokovic’s lead to 4-2.
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2021
• After the game went to deuce five times, Andreescu hit a backhand into the net to give Williams the advantage and Williams won the game with a forehand, cutting Andreescu’s lead to 4-3.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2019
• Although the first three games went at least to deuce, Osuigwe quickly asserted command in going up a break.
  — Craig Davis, Sun-Sentinel.com, 11 Dec. 2017
• The system uses no-advantage scoring, meaning the player or team that wins deuce will win the game — that is, instead of needing to win a game by two points, one point will suffice.
  — Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Oct. 2020
• Azarenka, a two-time major champion who was in her first final in seven years, had three chances to break back at 0-40 in the next game, but Osaka fought back to deuce and had her biggest hold of the match when Azarenka hit a forehand long.
  — Wayne Coffey, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2020

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024