squeaker

Example Sentences

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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

Now it’s time for a visit from Iowa State, which won its only other road game, a 10-7 squeaker over Iowa on Sept. 10.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 27, 2022

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

One of their wins came against the dysfunctional Jacksonville Jaguars, while another was a squeaker over the Minnesota Vikings that required a missed field goal at the last second.

From Washington Post • Oct. 10, 2021

Well, some of the toy animals have a squeaker inside them, and make a noise when you press it.

From The Story of a Stuffed Elephant by Hope, Laura Lee