squeaker

Example Sentences

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The Seminoles consider last week’s 31-29 squeaker at Boston College more of a wake-up call than cause for concern.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2023

He had just 172 yards passing while splitting time with Horn in a season-opening win over South Dakota, then threw for 204 yards in a 23-19 squeaker over Middle Tennessee State.

From Washington Times • Sep. 17, 2023

Cox had the distinction of winning the closest congressional race in the country, an 862-vote squeaker over Republican incumbent David Valadao.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2022

Polling suggests that the candidate they’re choosing to go with is Mark Ronchetti, a weatherman from Albuquerque who lost the 2020 Senate race in a surprisingly close squeaker.

From Slate • Jun. 7, 2022

He was suddenly aware of the dead silence that pressed in on him from all sides now that the globes no longer sang and his "squeaker" had been turned off.

From The Beast of Space by Hardart, F.E.