How to Use tiebreaker in a Sentence
tiebreaker
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Both shot 398 but the tiebreaker was the sixth player‘s scores.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2023
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Yes, the White Sox hold the tiebreaker in a tie with the Twins.
—Howard Sinker, Star Tribune, 27 Sep. 2020
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The first tiebreaker is head-to-head record: The Twins edge the Tigers there, 7-6.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 9 Sep. 2024
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Both teams scored twice in the first three rounds of the tiebreaker.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2021
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Here's what's left to watch for in the tiebreaker race.
—Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2021
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The Clippers own the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Lakers.
—Beth Harris, ajc, 6 Apr. 2023
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Gauff came back from 1-4 in the first set to force a tiebreaker.
—Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
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Who has the tiebreaker if both the Bucks and Celtics finish with the same record?
—Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2023
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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
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The tiebreaker was body weight and Sanders was lighter at weigh-ins.
—Buddy Collings, orlandosentinel.com, 23 Apr. 2021
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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
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Twins and Tigers tied at 85-77, with the Twins taking the tiebreaker.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 9 Sep. 2024
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The Suns can clinch the season series and the head-to-head tiebreaker with a win.
—Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 6 Apr. 2021
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That, in turn, also would give one of those two the tiebreaker over the Heat.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
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The third set went to a tiebreaker, but Djokovic served two aces to take command of the match.
—Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 29 Aug. 2020
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The Kings hold the tiebreaker by virtue of their 2-1 lead in the season series.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Priceville is 3-3 and holds a tiebreaker over Brooks for fourth place.
—Al.com Reports, al, 20 Oct. 2020
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Denver and the Clippers are now both 47-24, but the Nuggets hold the tiebreaker.
—Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2021
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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
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Swiatek then missed a backhand, and Jabeur pushed things to the tiebreaker and led it 5-4.
—CBS News, 10 Sep. 2022
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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
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The Wings own the tiebreaker over the Fever and have four games remaining.
—Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Sep. 2020
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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
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The first tiebreaker in a two-team tie will be a head-to-head result.
—Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 20 Oct. 2020
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Head-to-head is not the first tiebreaker in draft order.
—The Indianapolis Star, 27 Dec. 2022
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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
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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
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Houston is now tied with Utah for fourth and owns the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Jazz.
—Matt Eppers, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2020
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The rules for include a two-hour time limit, no bunting and a one-on-one tiebreaker face-off at the end of the game if it’s tied.
—Irit Skulnik, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2025
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Alcaraz also gave signs that the tiebreaker round could be near.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
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