showdown

Example Sentences

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That’s what Cypress has, and it was Drew Slevcove striking out 11 to set up a Division 1 quarterfinal showdown with Harvard-Westlake on Friday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Today, the men are on opposite sides of a bitter showdown over the company they co-founded.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

“We’ve got that final showdown game so it’s perfect for Scottish football,” said Hearts manager Derek McInnes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

It is the legal showdown that has pitted two of the biggest names in tech, Elon Musk and Sam Altman, against each other.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

The horn and hoof showdown was less a showdown than a show: steers and heifers, sheep and goats, even dogs and cats displayed and judged in tents around the fairgrounds.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby