How to Use even money in a Sentence
even money
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They’re still favored, but at barely less than even money.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 25 June 2026
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Mexico is still favored to win, but at just less than even money.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 24 June 2026
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El Tri is favored, but only at around even money.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 18 June 2026
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Ja’Niyah McMichael-Rogers is still not home, and even money doesn’t seem to be helping.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
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An unexpected advantage – even money – might be the result.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
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There wasn't even money to demolish the building, so the rivers of humanity who once flowed through the grand space were replaced by voyeurs from the world come to gawk at its cavernous shell.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
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At post time the track money was still somehow in love with Commandant at 1-1, even money, who placed, and not especially remarkably so.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
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The Dodgers are nearly even money (+130) to win the National League and -650 to win the NL West.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
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Building a Budget That Accounts for Overseas Support A working budget accounts for all regular costs, even money sent overseas.
—Malana Vantyler, Sacbee.com, 23 Feb. 2026
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Last year, the Chargers (11-6) and Broncos (10-7) both joined the Chiefs in the postseason, and oddsmakers currently list all three of those teams at shorter than even money to make this year's playoffs.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
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Silvia Flores' Junior's Discount Party Supply, a neighborhood staple along Highland Park's York Boulevard, offers party rentals, household goods and even money transfers for families sending funds back home.
—Gio Insignares, CBS News, 24 June 2026
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