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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Weekly tracking figures released by polling group Nanos on Tuesday showed the two parties neck and neck, with the Conservatives at 36 percent and the Liberals 35 percent.
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
National polls currently show Harris and Trump neck and neck ahead of Tuesday’s election.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2024
The resulting combination spat out 349 hp and 391 lb-ft, enabling it to run roughly neck and neck with its iconic 300E 5.6 AMG forbear; Car and Driver recorded a 4.9 second 0-60 mph, and a quarter mile of 13.5 seconds at 105 mph, putting it neck-and-neck with a Porsche 911 Carrera of the day.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2025
But exhilaration runs neck and neck with exhaustion.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
National polls currently show Harris and Trump neck and neck ahead of Tuesday’s election.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2024
The resulting combination spat out 349 hp and 391 lb-ft, enabling it to run roughly neck and neck with its iconic 300E 5.6 AMG forbear; Car and Driver recorded a 4.9 second 0-60 mph, and a quarter mile of 13.5 seconds at 105 mph, putting it neck-and-neck with a Porsche 911 Carrera of the day.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2025
But exhilaration runs neck and neck with exhaustion.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Neck and neck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neck%20and%20neck. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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