How to Use toss-up in a Sentence

toss-up

noun

• The predictions for the middle band of the U.S. are more of a toss-up.
  — Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
• On the last night of the conference, the dinner was a toss-up.
  — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2023
• Either way, this is a toss-up that will come down to the last week of the season.
  — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 2023
• All in all, the choice between the treadmill and the street is pretty much a toss-up.
  — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2023
• Most experts and observers in the region view the race as a toss-up.
  — Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2025
• But Biden won the trio of toss-up states in 2020, defeating Trump.
  — Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 13 July 2024
• The presidential race is neck and neck, a toss-up, a dead heat.
  — Jack Schlossberg, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2024
• Zoom in: The current House map is tight, with fewer than two dozen true toss-ups.
  — Andrew Solender, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
• The rest showed a toss-up contest that's nearly as close as a coin flip in the lead up to Election Day.
  — Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
• Whether Siri's answers are more useful is still a toss-up.
  — Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 18 Sep. 2024
• The Gators are slight favorites going into this game, but this is a toss-up.
  — Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
• While Engel had a healthy lead in the Tucson-area district, the race remains a toss-up.
  — Hannah Dreyfus, The Arizona Republic, 7 Nov. 2024
• Michigan, Montana, and Ohio’s races have been toss-ups.
  — Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Sep. 2024
• The best player in Serie A in 2024 feels like a toss-up between him and Lookman.
  — James Horncastle, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
• Forecasters rate the Peach State as a toss-up as both parties are vying to nab the seat.
  — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 30 July 2025
• The House map looks closer to a pure toss-up, with fewer than 10 seats likely to decide things.
  — Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2023
• The Eastern Conference finals feel like a toss-up to me.
  — The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 20 May 2025
• Arizona is no longer a toss-up state in the presidential race.
  — Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2024
• The toss-up here will come down to short-term value versus long-term potential.
  — Katie Woo, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
• The Georgia Senate race will be one of the Democrats’ most competitive in the midterm elections and is one of two blue toss-up seats.
  — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2025
• Otherwise, the rest of the re-signing options are pretty much toss-ups.
  — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025
• The general election race is widely viewed as a toss-up.
  — Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
• The reasonable bet is that Democrats will be on offense in most of the toss-up races and fighting for an advantage of 10 or 15 seats.
  — Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 6 May 2025
• Because of the way electoral votes are apportioned, Biden would need a popular vote lead of at least 2.5% to call the race a toss-up.
  — Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2024
• The game truly does feel like a toss-up, though Nebraska is a slight betting favorite.
  — Jesse Temple, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
• Who will win the toss-up battle for a congressional seat in the Central Valley?
  — David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2024
• Most economists view a rate cut next month as a toss-up amid signs of a slowdown in the disinflation trend.
  — Lucia Mutikani, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
• Wisconsin will be one of the biggest toss-ups in the general election.
  — Scott Bauer, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug. 2023
• Elordi Ah, the one category that's a true toss-up!
  — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
• The result is a free-for-all and one of the relatively few toss-up House races anywhere in the country.
  — Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026