Examples of toss-up in a Sentence
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But Biden won the trio of toss-up states in 2020, defeating Trump.
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Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 13 July 2024
Arizona is no longer a toss-up state in the presidential race.
—Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2024
The latest: Jaha Howard, the Democratic nominee for the Cobb County Commission's toss-up district that includes Smyrna, Vinings and East Cobb, told Axios that Biden should drop out of the race while there's time to choose another candidate.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 11 July 2024
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report this week made the decision to move six key swing states in the Electoral College closer towards Trump, including Arizona, Georgia, and Nevada from toss-up status to leaning Republican.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 11 July 2024
Congressional Districts are toss-up districts crucial to Democrats’ retaking control of the House next year.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 9 July 2024
Because of the way electoral votes are apportioned, Biden would need a popular vote lead of at least 2.5% to call the race a toss-up.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2024
An Ipsos poll released on Tuesday also showed the race was a toss-up with 40% split between both candidates.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 5 July 2024
In 2018, for example, only 44 out of the 435 congressional districts were considered toss-ups — that is, decided within a 5-point margin — according to the advocacy group FairVote.
—Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, 4 July 2024
Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 13 July 2024
Arizona is no longer a toss-up state in the presidential race.
—Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2024
The latest: Jaha Howard, the Democratic nominee for the Cobb County Commission's toss-up district that includes Smyrna, Vinings and East Cobb, told Axios that Biden should drop out of the race while there's time to choose another candidate.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 11 July 2024
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report this week made the decision to move six key swing states in the Electoral College closer towards Trump, including Arizona, Georgia, and Nevada from toss-up status to leaning Republican.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 11 July 2024
Congressional Districts are toss-up districts crucial to Democrats’ retaking control of the House next year.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 9 July 2024
Because of the way electoral votes are apportioned, Biden would need a popular vote lead of at least 2.5% to call the race a toss-up.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2024
An Ipsos poll released on Tuesday also showed the race was a toss-up with 40% split between both candidates.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 5 July 2024
In 2018, for example, only 44 out of the 435 congressional districts were considered toss-ups — that is, decided within a 5-point margin — according to the advocacy group FairVote.
—Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, 4 July 2024
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“Toss-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toss-up. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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