Examples of down-to-the-wire in a Sentence
a down-to-the-wire contest for the pennant
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Fresh off a historic state championship title, the Saint Mary's varsity football team is back in Stockton after a nail-biting down-to-the-wire win in Southern California against Bakersfield Christian.
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Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Another week, another down-to-the-wire win for Denver.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2025
Some chains might have their lights off for the holiday, but others, like Dollar General, are staying open for down-to-the-wire purchases.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
Another super-small spread (-1 for the Jags) hints at down-to-the-wire showmanship.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Another week, another down-to-the-wire win for Denver.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2025
Some chains might have their lights off for the holiday, but others, like Dollar General, are staying open for down-to-the-wire purchases.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
Another super-small spread (-1 for the Jags) hints at down-to-the-wire showmanship.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for down-to-the-wire
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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 28 Dec. 2025.
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