How to Use toss-up in a Sentence
toss-up
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The predictions for the middle band of the U.S. are more of a toss-up.
—Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
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On the last night of the conference, the dinner was a toss-up.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2023
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Either way, this is a toss-up that will come down to the last week of the season.
—Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 2023
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All in all, the choice between the treadmill and the street is pretty much a toss-up.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2023
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But Biden won the trio of toss-up states in 2020, defeating Trump.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 13 July 2024
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The presidential race is neck and neck, a toss-up, a dead heat.
—Jack Schlossberg, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2024
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The rest showed a toss-up contest that's nearly as close as a coin flip in the lead up to Election Day.
—Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Whether Siri's answers are more useful is still a toss-up.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 18 Sep. 2024
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While Engel had a healthy lead in the Tucson-area district, the race remains a toss-up.
—Hannah Dreyfus, The Arizona Republic, 7 Nov. 2024
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Michigan, Montana, and Ohio’s races have been toss-ups.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Sep. 2024
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The best player in Serie A in 2024 feels like a toss-up between him and Lookman.
—James Horncastle, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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The House map looks closer to a pure toss-up, with fewer than 10 seats likely to decide things.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2023
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Arizona is no longer a toss-up state in the presidential race.
—Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2024
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The toss-up here will come down to short-term value versus long-term potential.
—Katie Woo, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
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Otherwise, the rest of the re-signing options are pretty much toss-ups.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025
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Because of the way electoral votes are apportioned, Biden would need a popular vote lead of at least 2.5% to call the race a toss-up.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2024
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The game truly does feel like a toss-up, though Nebraska is a slight betting favorite.
—Jesse Temple, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Who will win the toss-up battle for a congressional seat in the Central Valley?
—David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2024
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Most economists view a rate cut next month as a toss-up amid signs of a slowdown in the disinflation trend.
—Lucia Mutikani, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
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Wisconsin will be one of the biggest toss-ups in the general election.
—Scott Bauer, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug. 2023
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Juggling competition is a toss-up Juggling is a lot more than keeping a few balls in the air.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2024
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In an election year that could be a toss-up in key battleground states, younger Black men showing up at the polls could play a pivotal role.
—Briana Stewart, ABC News, 22 June 2024
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Fridays are always for the weekly fish fry while Saturday is more of a toss-up with a chef’s special menu item.
—Alex Darus, cleveland, 16 Aug. 2023
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But the money pouring into the contests, along with the low approval for President Biden, make the outcome a toss-up.
—Norman J. Ornstein, The New Republic, 31 Oct. 2023
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Forecasters and polls suggest the race between Trump and Harris is a toss-up which could go either way.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Cook lists two Senate seats, both of which are currently held by Democrats, as toss-ups — Georgia and Michigan.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2025
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That leaves eight districts that are more likely to be a toss-up between Democrats and Republicans.
—Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
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Biden doesn’t have that partisan edge in the roughly half-dozen toss-up states that will decide the presidential race.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2024
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This one is for me a toss-up, a virtual tie, with a good argument for both films to emerge victorious.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
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But the race has appeared to tighten in recent weeks, and The Cook Political Report considered the race a toss-up.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024
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