How to Use tiebreaker in a Sentence

tiebreaker

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  • Both shot 398 but the tiebreaker was the sixth player‘s scores.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The first tiebreaker is head-to-head record: The Twins edge the Tigers there, 7-6.
    — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Both teams scored twice in the first three rounds of the tiebreaker.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Here's what's left to watch for in the tiebreaker race.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2021
  • The Clippers own the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Lakers.
    — Beth Harris, ajc, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Who has the tiebreaker if both the Bucks and Celtics finish with the same record?
    — Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The next tiebreaker is head-to-head, and the Aztecs are 2-1 against the other two.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2022
  • One for the result of the game and again for the tiebreaker that will go to the winner.
    — Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Twins and Tigers tied at 85-77, with the Twins taking the tiebreaker.
    — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Denver and the Clippers are now both 47-24, but the Nuggets hold the tiebreaker.
    — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2021
  • The Red Sox own the tiebreaker over the Yankees, in the case that the two teams finish with equal records ...
    — BostonGlobe.com, 3 Oct. 2021
  • Swiatek then missed a backhand, and Jabeur pushed things to the tiebreaker and led it 5-4.
    — CBS News, 10 Sep. 2022
  • The Broncos hold the tiebreaker edge over Utah State by virtue of a 27-3 win in Week 4.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2021
  • And by virtue of their 3-1 head-to-head record against the Lakers, the Warriors own the tiebreaker.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Head-to-head is not the first tiebreaker in draft order.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 27 Dec. 2022
  • But the Jazz own the tiebreaker on the Nuggets, thanks to winning all four games against them this year.
    — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Apr. 2022
  • Utah and Arizona State are tied atop the South at 3-1, but the Utes hold that tiebreaker.
    — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Oct. 2021
  • The Orioles were awarded the top pick by virtue of a tiebreaker.
    — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 16 July 2022
  • Late in the tiebreaker, Kyrgios came to the middle of the net, and gave Garin three short chances to put the ball past him.
    — New York Times, 6 July 2022
  • If there was a need for a tiebreaker, that moment said it all.
    — Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The Nets have two games remaining, but the 76ers own the head-to-head tiebreaker between the two.
    — Roy Parry, orlandosentinel.com, 14 May 2021
  • Division record is the second tiebreaker and the Browns are 2-2, the Ravens 1-3.
    — Marla Ridenour, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2021
  • The Falcons swept the season series and hold the tiebreaker.
    — Marcus Hayes, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The Nuggets and Clippers are tied in the standings, but Denver holds the head-to-head tiebreaker.
    — oregonlive, 15 May 2021
  • The last step in this sort process, the tiebreaker, is sorting by hashcode.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 5 Jan. 2022
  • After a back-and-forth third set, the pair went to the tiebreaker and Tan was able to hold on and defeat Williams.
    — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com, 28 June 2022
  • The tiebreaker at the time was the result of the weigh-in, determining who was stronger pound for pound.
    — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2023
  • To win the tiebreaker against Houston, which has won six of the first 10 meetings, the Rangers would have to sweep the Astros next week.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023
  • With Washington holding the tiebreaker, the Packers are locked in as the seventh seed, setting up a challenging road to the playoffs.
    — Sean Treppedi, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Ottawa currently owns the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference via tiebreaker, but this is all a refreshing change for the Blue Jackets.
    — Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025

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