Examples of dead heat in a Sentence
the horses crossed the finish line in a dead heat
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Political newcomer Steve Garvey, a Republican of baseball fame, was surging in the polls last week, appearing to be in a dead heat with Schiff.
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Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2024
Asked how a conviction might affect their vote, the head-to-head match became a dead heat, 44%-44%, with 12% undecided, even though 56% of voters said that if he is convicted, he should be sentenced to jail time.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 21 Feb. 2024
But he’s still locked in a dead heat with Donald Trump, according to some polls, behind in many of the key swing states.
—ABC News, 4 Feb. 2024
But some of the trends now seem locked in for the year: wind and solar are likely to be in a dead heat with coal, and all carbon-emissions-free sources combined will account for roughly 40 percent of US electricity production.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 28 Dec. 2023
Biden often finds himself in a dead heat with former President Donald Trump in the polls, winning in a few, losing in several, and tied in a handful.
—Julia Johnson, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
As of Monday at 3:30 p.m. Eastern, the average shows Democrats and Republicans locked in a dead heat for the House popular vote — Democrats technically lead by 0.4 percentage points, but that's well within the margin of error for our average.
—G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2023
Despite the legal jeopardy hanging over him, Trump remains the runaway favorite among Republican primary voters for the 2024 nomination and national polls looking ahead to the general election put him in a dead heat with President Joe Biden.
—Ryan Teague Beckwith, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2023
Our poll shows that President Biden is in a dead heat with former President Trump, who has been indicted four times.
—Nbc Universal, NBC News, 24 Sep. 2023
Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2024
Asked how a conviction might affect their vote, the head-to-head match became a dead heat, 44%-44%, with 12% undecided, even though 56% of voters said that if he is convicted, he should be sentenced to jail time.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 21 Feb. 2024
But he’s still locked in a dead heat with Donald Trump, according to some polls, behind in many of the key swing states.
—ABC News, 4 Feb. 2024
But some of the trends now seem locked in for the year: wind and solar are likely to be in a dead heat with coal, and all carbon-emissions-free sources combined will account for roughly 40 percent of US electricity production.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 28 Dec. 2023
Biden often finds himself in a dead heat with former President Donald Trump in the polls, winning in a few, losing in several, and tied in a handful.
—Julia Johnson, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
As of Monday at 3:30 p.m. Eastern, the average shows Democrats and Republicans locked in a dead heat for the House popular vote — Democrats technically lead by 0.4 percentage points, but that's well within the margin of error for our average.
—G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2023
Despite the legal jeopardy hanging over him, Trump remains the runaway favorite among Republican primary voters for the 2024 nomination and national polls looking ahead to the general election put him in a dead heat with President Joe Biden.
—Ryan Teague Beckwith, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2023
Our poll shows that President Biden is in a dead heat with former President Trump, who has been indicted four times.
—Nbc Universal, NBC News, 24 Sep. 2023
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1796, in the meaning defined above
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: a contest in which two or more competitors tie
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