How to Use showdown in a Sentence
showdown
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Here are the game details ahead of the Big 12 showdown...
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2024
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Jared Goff will make the throws late to set up the showdown in Green Bay.
—Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 1 Jan. 2023
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The Tigers will have their best pitcher on the mound for the first showdown with Ohtani.
—Andrew Birkle, Detroit Free Press, 25 July 2023
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The 2024 World Series showdown could be epic and set records — in stores and in the stands.
—Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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The lion’s share were in the ten-plus-minute finale showdown.
—Simon Thompson, Variety, 31 Jan. 2024
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The Vols claimed the remaining five No. 1 votes on the eve of their showdown with the Bulldogs.
—Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2022
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Hero says: Both teams had a week off to prepare for this huge Pac-12 showdown.
—Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 20 Oct. 2022
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The stakes in their showdown depend on the outcomes of two other races.
—Joshua Jamerson, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
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Now there are enough EVs to warrant their own showdown.
—Car and Driver, 18 Aug. 2022
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Still, the stage for the showdowns has nearly been set, the major players revealed.
—Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2023
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It’s been something of a theme over the first three games of this midseason AL West showdown.
—Evan Grant, Dallas News, 3 July 2023
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The showdown between the two teams is set for Feb. 9 at the Superdome in New Orleans.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
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The board voted in May to retain Mr. Sanchez, but the showdown left wounds in the community.
—John Leland John Leland, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
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Both sides have spent the past two decades preparing for their next showdown.
—Josef Federman, TIME, 1 Oct. 2024
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In relation to last year’s figures, the showdown just barely missed the mark by 8%.
—Breanna Bell, Variety, 26 Sep. 2023
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As Shiv storms out of the apartment with her brothers in tow, both Mattson and the Roys prepare for a showdown.
—Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 May 2023
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Check out how to claim this offer and preview an NFC showdown.
—Doug Ziefel, Chicago Tribune, 24 Nov. 2022
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The two sides have faced off in a fierce showdown over the control of two seats on Disney’s board and the future of the 100-year-old company.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
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Unless there’s a showdown with the Aces over the top seed, Chicago coach James Wade might be inclined to rest his stars.
—Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2022
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The third and final season will explore the next chapter in Gi-hun and the Front Man’s intense showdown, Hwang teased to the site.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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The night before the showdown, Williams had gone to the home of Mildred Allen, one of his sisters, to vent his frustrations.
—oregonlive, 15 Feb. 2023
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That makes Friday's showdown between the two teams at O'Connor huge in a battle for the top spot in the 6A tournament.
—Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2022
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The site predicts that the Buckeyes will win, but takes the Fighting Irish with the points in their Week 1 college football showdown.
—Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 29 Aug. 2022
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And just like that famous showdown, this one also ended in a tie.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 16 Aug. 2024
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More hearings set: Get ready to see more showdowns on Wednesday.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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Still, reporters wanted to know their thoughts on next week’s showdown.
—Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 9 Oct. 2022
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Democrats argue the showdown over the debt limit should not be the new normal way of doing the nation’s business.
—Lisa Mascaro, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2023
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The show sees ‘faithfuls’ sniff out ‘traitors’ in one location via a series of games and showdowns.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
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The Eagles are caught in a sandwich spot after winning their showdown against the Ravens with the Steelers on deck.
—Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Santa Cruz will return to Oceanside next week for another showdown between the G League teams.
—Bodie De Silva, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
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