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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Barring a regression — or a late-season surge from someone else — these two should be neck and neck.
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Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
The progressive challenger who's neck and neck with Cuomo: Who is Zohran Mamdani?
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 25 June 2025
Cuomo and Mamdani are neck and neck in the polls, separated by 10 percentage points — 55 percent to 45 percent — according to a June survey from the Marist Institute for Public Opinion.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 20 June 2025
By that maturity metric, Journalism and Sovereignty seem rather neck and neck, with Sovereignty arguably a nose in front.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
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Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
The progressive challenger who's neck and neck with Cuomo: Who is Zohran Mamdani?
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 25 June 2025
Cuomo and Mamdani are neck and neck in the polls, separated by 10 percentage points — 55 percent to 45 percent — according to a June survey from the Marist Institute for Public Opinion.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 20 June 2025
By that maturity metric, Journalism and Sovereignty seem rather neck and neck, with Sovereignty arguably a nose in front.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
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“Neck and neck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neck%20and%20neck. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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