photo finish

Example Sentences

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When it comes to picking the best S&P 500 index fund, the results are bound to be a photo finish.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

So it likely comes down to these two, and the stakes are chillingly high for such a photo finish.

From Slate • Mar. 23, 2026

Their ticket purchases pushed “Iron Lung” into a photo finish for No. 1 against “Send Help,” a strongly marketed release from Disney’s 20th Century Studios.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

Knight's Choice has won Australia's famous Melbourne Cup, in a dramatically close race which went to a photo finish.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2024

Both Charley Bloom and Joe Mondragon probably would have reached Harlan in a photo finish, if Joe hadn’t stumbled halfway there and gone flying.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols