close finish

Example Sentences

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The close finish added scrutiny to an arcane rule that hardly ever comes into play.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 28, 2025

Even a close finish could reshape the race.

From Reuters • Oct. 20, 2023

In a wider sense, it is another lopsided contest in a World Cup that is crying out for a close finish.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2023

Cutler battled to a close finish in the governor’s race in 2010, losing to Republican Paul LePage by less than 2 percentage points.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 25, 2022

We had to finish with a little race, an' I was rejoiced to see that old Starlight hadn't become a back number, even though the bay colt did make it a mighty close finish.

From Happy Hawkins by Wason, Robert Alexander