How to Use nail-biter in a Sentence

nail-biter

noun

• Each was a nail-biter that kept viewers on the edge of their seats.
  — Clayton Davis, Variety, 30 Jan. 2025
• The Texans lost a nail-biter against the Packers 24-22.
  — Shafaq Patel, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
• This year is shaping up to be a nail-biter for Ukraine.
  — Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 1 Jan. 2025
• This is a rare nail-biter for SDNY – far from a slam-dunk.
  — Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz , Maria Paronich , Brendan McDonald, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
• What was once a three-games-to-one rout has become a three-games-to-two nail-biter.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2023
• The fourth rotation was a nail-biter for both fan bases.
  — Henry Chappell, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
• Once Dublin heated up, the game turned into a nail-biter.
  — Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2024
• The Supreme Court chose the winner of the 2000 election, which came down to a nail-biter in Florida.
  — Lavanya Ramanathan, Vox, 29 Oct. 2024
• The Rays pulled out a tight one after dropping 1-0 and 2-1 nail-biters, and dodged their first sweep of the season.
  — Andrew Seligman, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2023
• Bailey hears that theme from consumers who just aren’t in the mood for any more nail-biters.
  — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
• What began as a blowout — KU led by 22 in the second half — turned into a nail-biter late.
  — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
• That the game turned into a nail-biter in the final five minutes shouldn’t have come as a surprise.
  — Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 15 Jan. 2024
• Once the second half started, Marshfield tried to grind the game back into a nail-biter.
  — Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
• Their lone defeat came in a Week 3 nail-biter to Columbine when the Rebels hit the game-winning field goal with 12 seconds left.
  — Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2024
• The outcomes ranged from nail-biters to decisive blowouts.
  — Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
• But her 2024 election to the Senate was, if possible, even more of a nail-biter.
  — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 5 Mar. 2025
• But her 2024 election to the Senate was, if possible, even more of a nail-biter.
  — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 5 Mar. 2025
• Held in Rod Laver Arena, the final was a nail-biter, but in the third set, Keys hit a forehand winner that sealed the deal.
  — Caroline Tien, SELF, 29 Jan. 2025
• At a time when the GOP’s statewide electoral prospects in California were not quite so dim, the race was a nail-biter.
  — Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post, 22 July 2024
• Locked in a nail-biter with just under two minutes to play, Taylor opted to heave a shot for the end zone.
  — Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 19 July 2025
• Taylor appeared nervous in her suite during the nail-biter of a game.
  — Marina Watts, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
• For the Bengals, the Ravens matchup has been a tough one: Cincinnati has lost each of the past three games, including last year’s nail-biter, 35-34.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 27 May 2025
• Not every movie needs to be a nail-biter, and not every plot needs to be engineered like a Maserati.
  — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2025
• The game that ended 71-69 was a nail-biter with a one-point margin until the final seconds.
  — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Apr. 2024
• And, of course, the United States is headed for another nail-biter of an election in 2024.
  — TIME, 18 Mar. 2024
• When the voters were counted, the margin was close, but not exactly a nail-biter.
  — David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2025
• The contest was a nail-biter the whole way, with no lead exceeding double digits.
  — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2025
• His nerves about reaching the falsetto at the end made watching his performance a nail-biter.
  — Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
• For those who rely on snow for their livelihoods, every ski season is a nail-biter.
  — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
• Even long-term nail-biters, or those whose nails are prone to breakage, tend to have success with growth.
  — Tori Crowther, Refinery29, 29 Jan. 2026