even game

Example Sentences

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Bet a dollar on an even game and you can only win 90 cents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

“It was obviously a real competitive game, it was a pretty even game, there was a fine line between winning and losing and we ended up on the wrong side of it tonight,” Sullivan said.

From Washington Times • Jan. 2, 2023

Drury schedules at least an hour-long study hall every day on the road, even game days, because making the most of every available minute is critical for athletes trying to stay ahead of their studies.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2022

It had been a largely even game before that, although the Foxes did fashion the greater number of chances, finding home keeper Nick Pope in fine form.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2022

This gorge continues for forty miles, and so desolate is the surrounding country, that not only is it uninhabited by man, but even game cannot live there.

From South African Memories Social, Warlike & Sporting from Diaries Written at the Time by Wilson, Sarah Isabella Augusta, Lady