dead heat

Example Sentences

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The latest controversy adds to a list which includes sinkings, crashes, mutinies, and the controversial 1877 dead heat, when the result was decided in court.

From BBC

The Pembrokeshire brothers had to share the spoils at Cheltenham in December after a dead heat was recorded between their horses.

From BBC

By election day, the contest was a dead heat.

From Los Angeles Times

Options were limited: the state’s Election Code says that a race ending in a dead heat can be decided by a special runoff election or “by lot.”

From Los Angeles Times

It had consistently shown Trump leading since his September debate with Harris, and it ultimately proved more accurate than conventional polling methods that showed the race in a dead heat.

From Salon