dead heat
nounDefinition of dead heat
: a tie with no single winner of a race
broadly
: tie
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Examples of dead heat in a Sentence
the horses crossed the finish line in a dead heat
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The most closely watched will be at punt returner, where incumbent Cyrus Jones (Gilman), now an important slot cornerback, and running back Tyler Ervin are in a dead heat. — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, "Three last-minute Ravens roster questions ahead of preseason finale," 29 Aug. 2019 The Monmouth poll has Biden, Sanders and Warren in a dead heat nationally. — oregonlive.com, "Are Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren really in a dead heat? It’s complicated," 27 Aug. 2019 Son of English Channel finished in a dead heat for the win in the 2018 Bowling Green, beating Sadler’s Joy. — courant.com, "Clancy’s Call: Saratoga," 26 July 2019 But many organisers prefer a clear result to a dead heat. — B.f., The Economist, "What is a tiebreak?," 16 July 2019 Trump is in a dead heat with the five other leading Democratic contenders, Sens. — Scott Wartman, Cincinnati.com, "Poll: Biden the only Democrat beating Trump in Ohio," 25 July 2019 This compares to a 49 - 49 percent dead heat in a September 5 survey by the independent Quinnipiac University Poll. — Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, "Trump attacks Kavanaugh accuser," 25 Sep. 2018 The lead two cars completed the sixth lap in a dead heat with Chadwick moving around on the outside in Turn 2 of the seventh lap to take the lead. — Antioch Speedway, The Mercury News, "Antioch Speedway: Chadwick takes first in Jerry Hetrick Memorial Race," 13 June 2019 An Emerson College poll conducted April 25-28 showed Biden and O'Rourke in a dead heat among Democratic voters in Texas, with Biden the top choice of 23% and O'Rourke at 22%. — Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, "Biden puts Texas in play, pulling ahead of Trump 48-44 in new poll and exposing 2020 peril for GOP," 5 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dead heat.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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