squeaker
Example Sentences
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In a squeaker race for Cannes’ top prize, Romanian director Cristian Mungiu prevailed on Saturday, taking the Palme d’Or for his tense community drama “Fjord.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
And the one game they did barely win was a 20-17 squeaker over perhaps the worst team in football, the New England Patriots.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 13, 2023
The Seminoles consider last week’s 31-29 squeaker at Boston College more of a wake-up call than cause for concern.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2023
Polling suggests that the candidate they’re choosing to go with is Mark Ronchetti, a weatherman from Albuquerque who lost the 2020 Senate race in a surprisingly close squeaker.
From Slate ● Jun. 7, 2022
You're keeping back lots of things that old wheezy squeaker said.
From Somehow Good by De Morgan, William Frend
