showdown

Example Sentences

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“Too many people are trying to turn a public disagreement into a grand showdown between the two. That is false,” Reinhardt said.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

A Monday night match against Leeds on 11 May could also prove to be a winner-takes-all showdown in north London before they visit Chelsea the following week.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Platner’s tattoo, then, is a particularly charged showdown between vectors of progressivism headed in opposite directions—the old world and the new.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

Details of the proposed showdown remain hazy, including whether the elder Trump brothers would fight together or separately, and where such an event might take place.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Also missing in the necessary props for a showdown was the presence of Lillian Meecham.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy