How to Use toss-up in a Sentence

toss-up

noun

• On the last night of the conference, the dinner was a toss-up.
  — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2023
• Either way, this is a toss-up that will come down to the last week of the season.
  — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 2023
• All in all, the choice between the treadmill and the street is pretty much a toss-up.
  — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2023
• But Biden won the trio of toss-up states in 2020, defeating Trump.
  — Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 13 July 2024
• The House map looks closer to a pure toss-up, with fewer than 10 seats likely to decide things.
  — Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2023
• Arizona is no longer a toss-up state in the presidential race.
  — Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2024
• Because of the way electoral votes are apportioned, Biden would need a popular vote lead of at least 2.5% to call the race a toss-up.
  — Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2024
• Who will win the toss-up battle for a congressional seat in the Central Valley?
  — David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2024
• Wisconsin will be one of the biggest toss-ups in the general election.
  — Scott Bauer, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug. 2023
• Juggling competition is a toss-up Juggling is a lot more than keeping a few balls in the air.
  — David Morgan, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2024
• In an election year that could be a toss-up in key battleground states, younger Black men showing up at the polls could play a pivotal role.
  — Briana Stewart, ABC News, 22 June 2024
• Fridays are always for the weekly fish fry while Saturday is more of a toss-up with a chef’s special menu item.
  — Alex Darus, cleveland, 16 Aug. 2023
• But the money pouring into the contests, along with the low approval for President Biden, make the outcome a toss-up.
  — Norman J. Ornstein, The New Republic, 31 Oct. 2023
• That leaves eight districts that are more likely to be a toss-up between Democrats and Republicans.
  — Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
• Biden doesn’t have that partisan edge in the roughly half-dozen toss-up states that will decide the presidential race.
  — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2024
• Democratic groups are already vowing to get involved with the election, which will take place in a toss-up district.
  — Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner, 5 Dec. 2023
• Michigan is one of several toss-up states, imperative to the outcome of the 2024 election.
  — Leah Olajide, Detroit Free Press, 27 June 2024
• What constitutes variety at the Primetime Emmy Awards can be a toss-up.
  — Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
• The race for Sinema’s seat has become one of the most unpredictable of the cycle, with the Cook Political Report ranking the contest as a toss-up.
  — Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner, 25 May 2023
• The trio were tasked with completing a toss-up puzzle in the phrase category during Monday night’s episode.
  — EW.com, 29 May 2024
• An Ipsos poll released on Tuesday also showed the race was a toss-up with 40% split between both candidates.
  — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 5 July 2024
• The Cook Political Report has rated the November race as a toss-up.
  — Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 11 June 2024
• The final toss-up, Arizona, features some familiar faces.
  — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 18 Feb. 2023
• Michigan is one of several toss-up states in the presidential contest that could decide the election.
  — Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2024
• The Cook Political Report rates the race as a toss-up, with Republicans with a +5 advantage.
  — Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 June 2024
• The new redistricting maps made that plain, carving the state into a large number of red districts and a slightly larger number of blue ones, with just a handful of toss-ups in the middle to fight over.
  — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
• Polling generally shows a tight race and political experts regard it as a toss-up.
  — Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 16 Apr. 2024
• The bottom line: While the presidential race looks like a toss-up, Democrats are very unlikely to keep hold of their Senate majority because of a tough electoral map this year.
  — Stephen Neukam, Axios, 4 Aug. 2024
• Congressional Districts are toss-up districts crucial to Democrats’ retaking control of the House next year.
  — Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 9 July 2024
• Mesa conservative suburb in key battleground state The cross-partisan endorsement could prove critical in the Grand Canyon State as the once ruby-red state has been turned into a toss-up.
  — James Powel, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024

Last Updated: 3 Sep 2024