Examples of neck and neck in a Sentence
a neck and neck finish in which only a fraction of a second separated the winner from the runner-up
Recent Examples on the Web
Surfshark is neck and neck with ExpressVPN, with 3,200 servers in 100 countries.
—
PC Magazine, 19 May 2025
TVLine has been polling our readers all season long, and the results are always neck and neck.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 17 May 2025
Some avoidable, simple mistakes cost them — early foul trouble has a unique way of interrupting rhythm and flow, boxing out and not being overpowered by a team that is neck and neck in the rebounding department for the postseason — those are good places to start.
—Kelly Iko, New York Times, 16 May 2025
As of March 31, Charter had a total of 31.4 million customer relationships, excluding mobile-only, neck and neck with giant Comcast in the U.S.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 16 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for neck and neck
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
PC Magazine, 19 May 2025
TVLine has been polling our readers all season long, and the results are always neck and neck.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 17 May 2025
Some avoidable, simple mistakes cost them — early foul trouble has a unique way of interrupting rhythm and flow, boxing out and not being overpowered by a team that is neck and neck in the rebounding department for the postseason — those are good places to start.
—Kelly Iko, New York Times, 16 May 2025
As of March 31, Charter had a total of 31.4 million customer relationships, excluding mobile-only, neck and neck with giant Comcast in the U.S.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 16 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for neck and neck
Cite this Entry
“Neck and neck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neck%20and%20neck. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share