How to Use toss-up in a Sentence

toss-up

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  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • Arizona is no longer a toss-up state in the presidential race.
    — Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2024
  • 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
  • Juggling competition is a toss-up Juggling is a lot more than keeping a few balls in the air.
    — David Morgan, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2024
  • In an election year that could be a toss-up in key battleground states, younger Black men showing up at the polls could play a pivotal role.
    — Briana Stewart, ABC News, 22 June 2024
  • Fridays are always for the weekly fish fry while Saturday is more of a toss-up with a chef’s special menu item.
    — Alex Darus, cleveland, 16 Aug. 2023
  • But the money pouring into the contests, along with the low approval for President Biden, make the outcome a toss-up.
    — Norman J. Ornstein, The New Republic, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Forecasters and polls suggest the race between Trump and Harris is a toss-up which could go either way.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • That leaves eight districts that are more likely to be a toss-up between Democrats and Republicans.
    — Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
  • Biden doesn’t have that partisan edge in the roughly half-dozen toss-up states that will decide the presidential race.
    — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2024
  • But the race has appeared to tighten in recent weeks, and The Cook Political Report considered the race a toss-up.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Democratic groups are already vowing to get involved with the election, which will take place in a toss-up district.
    — Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The state still remains a toss-up, according to several other polls.
    — Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Oct. 2024
  • Michigan is one of several toss-up states, imperative to the outcome of the 2024 election.
    — Leah Olajide, Detroit Free Press, 27 June 2024
  • These passes weren’t toss-ups or jump balls — Jackson hit receivers perfectly in stride.
    — Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2024
  • What constitutes variety at the Primetime Emmy Awards can be a toss-up.
    — Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
  • The race for Sinema’s seat has become one of the most unpredictable of the cycle, with the Cook Political Report ranking the contest as a toss-up.
    — Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner, 25 May 2023

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