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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National polls now show Reform comfortably outpacing the mainstream Conservatives and neck and neck with, or slightly ahead of, Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party.
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Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2025
The two were neck and neck at the last flip turn, but Ledecky pulled ahead with a strong final 50 meters to secure the win.
—Casey Murphy, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Season 17 was neck and neck with last year’s Season 16 ratings in these demos, tying with its predecessor for its highest ratings in five years.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
The Rangers were neck and neck with the Senators in the wild-card standings at the time of this game, and New York had a 3-1 lead midway through the third period.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
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Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2025
The two were neck and neck at the last flip turn, but Ledecky pulled ahead with a strong final 50 meters to secure the win.
—Casey Murphy, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Season 17 was neck and neck with last year’s Season 16 ratings in these demos, tying with its predecessor for its highest ratings in five years.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
The Rangers were neck and neck with the Senators in the wild-card standings at the time of this game, and New York had a 3-1 lead midway through the third period.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Neck and neck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neck%20and%20neck. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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