photo finish
Example Sentences
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So it likely comes down to these two, and the stakes are chillingly high for such a photo finish.
From Slate • Mar. 23, 2026
Redknapp and Pauling as well as jockey Ben Jones spent a nervy few miniutes waiting on the photo finish before his number eight was called -- winning by just a nose.
From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025
Analysts say the outcome could be a photo finish.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
Great Britain's Charlotte Bankes takes Snowboard Cross silver after photo finish with Italy's Michela Moioli who wins gold at the Snowboard Cross finals in Switzerland.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025
He labored home far behind the winner, Menow, diving for a photo finish for third place.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
