How to Use tiebreaker in a Sentence

tiebreaker

noun
  • Head-to-head is the first tiebreaker.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The first tiebreaker is head-to-head.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
  • In a case like this, home field is the tiebreaker.
    — Kc Joyner, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The first tiebreaker is now head-to-head record.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
  • If the case is a coin flip, that could be the tiebreaker.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Both teams scored twice in the first three rounds of the tiebreaker.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2021
  • The Browns lost the tiebreaker to both teams.
    — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • In case of a tie, fan voting will be the tiebreaker.
    — Dan Loumena, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The Hawks hold the head-to-head tiebreaker, too.
    — Tony Jones, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Keanu won the tiebreaker to win the veto.
    — David Wysong, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Chicago does own the tiebreaker over each of these three teams.
    — Jason Patt, Forbes, 6 May 2021
  • If there was a need for a tiebreaker, that moment said it all.
    — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The tiebreaker was body weight and Sanders was lighter at weigh-ins.
    — Buddy Collings, orlandosentinel.com, 23 Apr. 2021
  • Gauff came back from 1-4 in the first set to force a tiebreaker.
    — Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
  • The first tiebreaker in a two-team tie will be a head-to-head result.
    — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 20 Oct. 2020
  • The next tiebreaker is common games.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Now they are tied with the Guardians, who hold the head-to-head tiebreaker.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Both shot 398 but the tiebreaker was the sixth player‘s scores.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Their tiebreaker number is bad, though.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The Sooners won the meet on a tiebreaker.
    — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The Lakers hold the tiebreaker over all three.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Maybe your win total on the season could serve as a tiebreaker.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Priceville is 3-3 and holds a tiebreaker over Brooks for fourth place.
    — Al.com Reports, al, 20 Oct. 2020
  • Teams whose opponents have a worse record win the tiebreaker.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
  • 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
  • Australia went 2-2 in pool play but came up short in the tiebreaker.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
  • That, in turn, also would give one of those two the tiebreaker over the Heat.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
  • There are important tiebreakers in the mix, too.
    — Shane Young, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • The Royals own the tiebreaker with the Rangers.
    — Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The Orioles were awarded the top pick by virtue of a tiebreaker.
    — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 16 July 2022

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