showdown

Example Sentences

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That’s what Cypress has, and it was Drew Slevcove striking out 11 to set up a Division 1 quarterfinal showdown with Harvard-Westlake on Friday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Today, the men are on opposite sides of a bitter showdown over the company they co-founded.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

The meeting, billed as a "showdown" by British media, lasted less than 20 minutes and he left without commenting.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Somehow, though, they’ve never been paired together in the final round of a major that one of them won—or the exact type of showdown the playoff would have delivered.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The wire would be awaiting the report of the showdown.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey