dead level

Example Sentences

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Verily he speaks the truth, with the scores dead level on 8½ apiece.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2015

The Hangover Part II was dead level with the previous weekend, and even Transformers: Dark of the Moon only fell 27% from its monster opening.

From The Guardian • Jul. 12, 2011

Who wouldn't want to move there from grimy old Shepherd's Bush, especially now the Economist Intelligence Unit rates Manchester and London dead level for liveability?

From The Guardian • Feb. 27, 2011

"I may not be a great President, but as long as I am here, I am going to try to be a good President and do my dead level best to see this system preserved."

From Time Magazine Archive

Except for some old fashioned targets, there was nothing to show that they were traversing the rails, for the snow lay on a dead level.

From Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car by Chapman, Allen