photo finish

NOUN

very close finish

Synonyms

WEAK

blanket finish close finish dead heat even money neck-and-neck race

Example Sentences

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Both gave up on regaining a vertical stance and sat on their skis for a photo finish of two awkward tobogganers.

From Los Angeles Times

But in a photo finish, Mantia, the faster sprinter of the two men, was expected to have the edge.

From New York Times

Unusually, Thomson tied with GB Olympian Elise Christie in August's British trials - a photo finish couldn't separate them.

From BBC

And as last week came to a close, industry prognosticators expected a photo finish.

From New York Times

Marche Lorraine edged Dunbar Road by a nose after a photo finish in the Distaff.

From Washington Post