Examples of dead heat in a Sentence
the horses crossed the finish line in a dead heat
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There are some differences in Harris’ support against Trump compared with Biden’s, though not enough to make that race anything but another dead heat.
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Gary Langer, ABC News, 11 July 2024
Within a week, Harris erased Trump’s polling dominance in key states, turning a burgeoning landslide into a dead heat.
—Charlotte Alter/philadelphia, TIME, 12 Aug. 2024
The poll, taken July 24-Aug. 1, found the race in Wisconsin to be a dead heat: Trump had a nominal 1-point edge, 50% to 49%, among registered voters in a head-to-head race, while Harris had a 45%-43% edge when third-party candidates were included.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2024
Results are statistically significant within plus or minus 3 percentage points meaning the race is in a dead heat.
—Natasha Lovato, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2024
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Gary Langer, ABC News, 11 July 2024
Within a week, Harris erased Trump’s polling dominance in key states, turning a burgeoning landslide into a dead heat.
—Charlotte Alter/philadelphia, TIME, 12 Aug. 2024
The poll, taken July 24-Aug. 1, found the race in Wisconsin to be a dead heat: Trump had a nominal 1-point edge, 50% to 49%, among registered voters in a head-to-head race, while Harris had a 45%-43% edge when third-party candidates were included.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2024
Results are statistically significant within plus or minus 3 percentage points meaning the race is in a dead heat.
—Natasha Lovato, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Dead heat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dead%20heat. Accessed 7 Sep. 2024.
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