Examples of squeaker in a Sentence

They won in a 10–9 squeaker.

Recent Examples on the Web What had been forecast as a comfortable victory for Joe Biden ended up a squeaker in the Electoral College, with Biden prevailing by superthin margins in crucial swing states where polls had exaggerated his advantage. — Wired, 16 July 2022 The float also offers toys babies can touch and activate, including a squeaker, rattle, stacking rings, giant octopus, and a soft star. — Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 19 May 2022 After that loss, and a squeaker for Democrats in a New Jersey governor's race animated by many of the same issues, the landscape changed. — Mary Katharine Ham, CNN, 12 May 2022 North Carolina State edges back up to No. 3, while Louisville slips to fourth after dropping a one-point road squeaker at No. 18 North Carolina earlier in the week. — Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2022 Cornell has won the past two meetings, including a 17-16 squeaker on March 1, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. — Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, 4 Mar. 2022 But the mere fact that a clear Adams plurality on Election Day is going to end as a squeaker should raise eyebrows. — Noah Millman, The Week, 29 June 2021 Bucs improved to 3-0 on the young basketball season with a 74-59 win over Ramsay and an overtime squeaker at Huffman, 63-58. — Al.com Reports, al, 19 Nov. 2021 In Ward 2 Incumbent Dennis McBride won a squeaker with 51 percent of the vote (362 votes) against Mark Pesta with 49 percent (346 votes)—a total of 708 votes. — Linda Gandee, cleveland, 4 Nov. 2021 See More

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