How to Use tiebreaker in a Sentence

tiebreaker

noun
  • Both shot 398 but the tiebreaker was the sixth player‘s scores.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Yes, the White Sox hold the tiebreaker in a tie with the Twins.
    Howard Sinker, Star Tribune, 27 Sep. 2020
  • The first tiebreaker is head-to-head record: The Twins edge the Tigers there, 7-6.
    Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Both teams scored twice in the first three rounds of the tiebreaker.
    Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Here's what's left to watch for in the tiebreaker race.
    Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2021
  • The Clippers own the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Lakers.
    Beth Harris, ajc, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Gauff came back from 1-4 in the first set to force a tiebreaker.
    Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
  • Who has the tiebreaker if both the Bucks and Celtics finish with the same record?
    Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The next tiebreaker is head-to-head, and the Aztecs are 2-1 against the other two.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2022
  • The tiebreaker was body weight and Sanders was lighter at weigh-ins.
    Buddy Collings, orlandosentinel.com, 23 Apr. 2021
  • One for the result of the game and again for the tiebreaker that will go to the winner.
    Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Twins and Tigers tied at 85-77, with the Twins taking the tiebreaker.
    Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 9 Sep. 2024
  • The Suns can clinch the season series and the head-to-head tiebreaker with a win.
    Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 6 Apr. 2021
  • That, in turn, also would give one of those two the tiebreaker over the Heat.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
  • The Kings hold the tiebreaker by virtue of their 2-1 lead in the season series.
    Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Priceville is 3-3 and holds a tiebreaker over Brooks for fourth place.
    Al.com Reports, al, 20 Oct. 2020
  • Denver and the Clippers are now both 47-24, but the Nuggets hold the tiebreaker.
    Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2021
  • The Red Sox own the tiebreaker over the Yankees, in the case that the two teams finish with equal records ...
    BostonGlobe.com, 3 Oct. 2021
  • Swiatek then missed a backhand, and Jabeur pushed things to the tiebreaker and led it 5-4.
    CBS News, 10 Sep. 2022
  • The Broncos hold the tiebreaker edge over Utah State by virtue of a 27-3 win in Week 4.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2021
  • The Wings own the tiebreaker over the Fever and have four games remaining.
    Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Sep. 2020
  • And by virtue of their 3-1 head-to-head record against the Lakers, the Warriors own the tiebreaker.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
  • The first tiebreaker in a two-team tie will be a head-to-head result.
    Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 20 Oct. 2020
  • Head-to-head is not the first tiebreaker in draft order.
    The Indianapolis Star, 27 Dec. 2022
  • They are tied record-wise for the final Play-In spot, but the Phoenix Suns hold the tiebreaker.
    Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
  • But the Jazz own the tiebreaker on the Nuggets, thanks to winning all four games against them this year.
    Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Apr. 2022
  • Utah and Arizona State are tied atop the South at 3-1, but the Utes hold that tiebreaker.
    Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Oct. 2021
  • The Orioles were awarded the top pick by virtue of a tiebreaker.
    Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 16 July 2022
  • Still, Shelton stayed right with him until 2-all in the tiebreaker.
    Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
  • Shelton stayed right with him until 2-all in the tiebreaker.
    Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025

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