How to Use too close to call in a Sentence

too close to call

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  • Most pollsters thought the race was too close to call.
    Will Croxton, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Breaking down the matchup by the numbers is too close to call.
    Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The early results were too close to call.
    Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Indeed, this one is almost too close to call.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • One race, however, may still be too close to call.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Here are the propositions that have passed, failed or are too close to call.
    Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
  • On the Democratic side, the race was too close to call.
    Philip Jankowski austin Bureau, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The presidential race was still too close to call in the state and in the country.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
  • On Tuesday night, hours after the polls had closed, many of the key races were too close to call.
    Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2022
  • By the end of Wednesday, the two remained neck-in-neck, with the race still too close to call.
    Hannah Dreyfus, The Arizona Republic, 7 Nov. 2024
  • In the final month of the campaign, most pollsters were saying the race was too close to call.
    Graham Messick, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
  • That time, the election was too close to call, and again there were complaints that the election was tainted.
    Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 6 May 2024
  • What is not too close to call is the state of Kornacki’s stamina.
    Jen Chaney, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Analysts say the race is again too close to call, via Gillian Brassil.
    Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Another seat appeared too close to call as of Tuesday night.
    The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The early results were too close to call, with the no-vote leading by a razor-thin margin.
    Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Potsie is currently losing by 36 votes in the race, which is still too close to call.
    Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2022
  • Dozens of races remained too close to call Thursday afternoon.
    Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The Notre Dame-Penn State affair is almost too close to call.
    Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
  • As of Wednesday morning, multiple House races were too close to call.
    Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
  • As of Tuesday night, the House District 90 race was too close to call.
    John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 7 May 2024
  • But in districts too close to call, Democratic candidates are silent.
    Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 9 July 2024
  • In addition to best musical, there are plenty of other races that are seemingly too close to call.
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
  • Four years later, electronic systems proved decisive in a finish that, to the human eye, was too close to call.
    Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
  • While declaring a tie for now is admittedly unexciting, the fact that this race is too close to call from the outset is a good thing.
    PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
  • With the high school state playoffs beginning next week, the races for several district championships are too close to call.
    Rick Cantu, Austin American Statesman, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Many election races in Arizona still remained too close to call three days after Election Day.
    Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Many election races in Arizona remained too close to call after Election Day.
    Hannah Dreyfus, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The fight was too close to call until the very end, when the announcement of Mendoza's win shocked Samadova into tears.
    NBC News, 30 July 2024
  • As of late Tuesday, the presidential race was still too close to call in several key battleground states.
    Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024

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