Examples of neck and neck in a Sentence
a neck and neck finish in which only a fraction of a second separated the winner from the runner-up
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Opinion polls show the two men running neck and neck.
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Arkansas Online, 30 May 2025
After running neck and neck, Sovereignty edged out the favorite.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
Sovereignty, at 9-1, ruled and won the 2025 Kentucky Derby, after running neck and neck with second-place winner Journalism, the favorite going into the race with 7-2 odds.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2025
Samsung is neck and neck with Google, but its updates are often slower and more limited on older phones.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 30 May 2025
After running neck and neck, Sovereignty edged out the favorite.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
Sovereignty, at 9-1, ruled and won the 2025 Kentucky Derby, after running neck and neck with second-place winner Journalism, the favorite going into the race with 7-2 odds.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2025
Samsung is neck and neck with Google, but its updates are often slower and more limited on older phones.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for neck and neck
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“Neck and neck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neck%20and%20neck. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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