photo finish

Example Sentences

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When it comes to picking the best S&P 500 index fund, the results are bound to be a photo finish.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

So it likely comes down to these two, and the stakes are chillingly high for such a photo finish.

From Slate • Mar. 23, 2026

Analysts say the outcome could be a photo finish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

“Everybody knows what a photo finish is,” Levinson said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2024

Incredibly, Woolf’s timing was so good that he rode for more than a decade before he was beaten in a photo finish of a stakes race.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand