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 third set went to a tiebreaker, but Djokovic served two aces to take command of the match.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 29 Aug. 2020
• 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
• But the Blues have played one more game and Colorado owns the head-to-head tiebreaker.
  — Mike Chambers, The Denver Post, 21 May 2020
• 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
• Alcaraz also gave signs that the tiebreaker round could be near.
  — Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
• Even the rules are changing, with sets played to four games instead of six until Wednesday’s final, no-Ad scoring, and match tiebreakers instead of a third set.
  — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025