Examples of neck and neck in a Sentence
a neck and neck finish in which only a fraction of a second separated the winner from the runner-up
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And literally from the offensive side of it, was literally neck and neck.
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Jon MacHota, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Washington plays the trumpeter Bleek, a flashy, jazz-loving young man whose talent is always running neck and neck with his penchant for self-sabotage.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
The victory puts the team third in the table on 26 points, neck and neck with rival Orlando Pride, but still ten points behind leaders Kansas City Current.
—Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The race delivered a tense final few laps, with the two title rivals fighting neck and neck for victory until the very last corner of the final lap.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2025
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Jon MacHota, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Washington plays the trumpeter Bleek, a flashy, jazz-loving young man whose talent is always running neck and neck with his penchant for self-sabotage.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
The victory puts the team third in the table on 26 points, neck and neck with rival Orlando Pride, but still ten points behind leaders Kansas City Current.
—Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The race delivered a tense final few laps, with the two title rivals fighting neck and neck for victory until the very last corner of the final lap.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2025
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“Neck and neck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neck%20and%20neck. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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