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

Minnesota has given up 19 more points than it has scored, thanks to its squeaker victories and lopsided defeats.

From Washington Post • Jan. 5, 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

But several factors helped turn Tuesday’s recall election into a Fresno County squeaker, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 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