How to Use deuce in a Sentence

deuce

1 of 2 noun

• She beat her opponent after eight deuces.
• All but one went to at least deuce, and Nadal had six break points in all.
  — Tom Perrotta, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2017
• The teen survived a six-deuce game on his serve to go up 2-0.
  — Beth Harris, ajc, 20 Mar. 2022
• The fifth game went to a deuce point, which was also a match point for the Storm.
  — Matt Szabo, Daily Pilot, 30 July 2019
• The game had eight deuces, and Wolf forced three break points but could not convert any.
  — James Weber, The Enquirer, 16 Aug. 2023
• Brown played the deuce court in the finals, Grinner the ad side.
  — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
• At deuce, Nadal played a deft drop shot for a winner to set up his third match point.
  — Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 9 Sep. 2019
• East won and led the ace and deuce of clubs, and West took the king and cashed the king of trumps.
  — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 21 July 2019
• Dimitrov was broken to end the set in an almost as long three-deuce game.
  — Ravi Ubha, CNN, 6 Sep. 2019
• But Stephens fought back to deuce with winners from the baseline and net.
  — Richard Deitsch, SI.com, 10 Sep. 2017
• Collison lofted it too high and missed what should've been an easy deuce.
  — J. Michael, Indianapolis Star, 27 Apr. 2018
• Mertens, though, fought back to deuce and held serve following a gutsy drop shot and an ace.
  — USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2018
• The two parties are playing one of the longest deuce games since the founding.
  — George Packer, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2023
• Before this season, the deuce was in place only in the final minute of each half.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 24 Mar. 2023
• First Williams got back to deuce by using a drop shot to set up a volley winner.
  — baltimoresun.com, 9 July 2019
• At deuce in the ensuing game, a shower came, causing a delay of more than an hour.
  — Howard Fendrich, chicagotribune.com, 8 June 2019
• But the deuce was unpopular and never gained a foothold with the public.
  — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 17 Sep. 2022
• Both bloodless buddies can also be seen chucking up the deuces, peace signs ready for the camera.
  — Hannah Chubb, PEOPLE.com, 11 Sep. 2019
• Green answered Dunn’s free throws with a deuce and Leonard missed the ensuing triple.
  — Sam Gordon, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Jan. 2026
• Suarez Navarro broke in a seventh game that contained four deuces, and briefly threatened to fight her way back.
  — USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2017
• Calderon and Korver prefer to shift side-to-side on the arc and aren't as much of a threat to pull-up for deuces.
  — J. Michael, Indianapolis Star, 28 Apr. 2018
• The Spurs led by 20 points at halftime, lost by a deuce, then got O Cedar-ed.
  — Bill Livingston, cleveland.com, 16 Oct. 2017
• The Highlanders trailed by five points midway through the game before both teams battled for side-outs in a long deuce set.
  — Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 10 May 2026
• Unlike tennis, there is no deuce or advantage, and the ball speeds can reach up to 150 mph.
  — Fox News, 9 Aug. 2022
• With Fernandez del Valle serving at 3-3, the game went to five deuces.
  — Matt Szabo, Daily Pilot, 25 May 2017
• Now, the implication here is that the mountain lion ripped a deuce on Dabney's guest house.
  — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
• The set was an emotional roller coaster with four deuces and eight service errors by the Highlanders.
  — Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 10 May 2026
• But Williams challenged the call and a Hawk-Eye review showed the ball clipped the line, bringing up deuce.
  — Jamie Lisanti, SI.com, 8 Sep. 2017
• Serving to stay in the match, Hurkacz was at deuce when Djokovic edged a 25-shot rally to forge a first match point.
  — Jerome Pugmire, ajc, 6 Nov. 2021
• Declarer won — Grapefruit followed with the deuce — and led the queen of trumps, losing the finesse.
  — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2019

deuce

2 of 2 verb

• And that honey deuce wasn't the only thing sweet.
  — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
• Shelton got to deuce with an overhead smash from the net and a backhand winner that caught Fritz going the wrong way.
  — ABC News, 15 Feb. 2026
• But Kostyuk made three consecutive errors, letting Andreeva claw her way back to deuce.
  — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 4 June 2026
• On Fritz's last match point, Shelton converted a volley to get back to deuce and went on to hold serve with a backhand volley into the open court with both players at the net.
  — ABC News, 15 Feb. 2026
• The all-new X1 makes deucing in the woods more convenient than before with a telescopic body that lifts to residential-grade height and a dry flush system that auto-processes waste for easy disposal.
  — New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2025