On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Tiebreaker. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as overtime and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
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Tiebreaker meaning
Something that is used to pick a winner from a tied situation.
Synonyms of Tiebreaker
Using Tiebreaker
- The main meaning on this page is: Something that is used to pick a winner from a tied situation.
- Useful related words include: overtime, extra time.
- In the example corpus, tiebreaker often appears in combinations such as: the tiebreaker, tiebreaker with, tiebreaker to.
Context around Tiebreaker
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 9 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tiebreaker
- In this selection, "tiebreaker" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, set, divisional, division, won, game and atop stand out and add context to how "tiebreaker" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a division tiebreaker game of and a divisional tiebreaker game to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tiebreaker" sits close to words such as arran, bronson and carefree, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tiebreaker
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
On the wrong side of every tiebreaker. (7 words)
Edmonton held the tiebreaker in the case of a tie in points. (12 words)
Utah has the tiebreaker over the Clippers and lost the tiebreaker against Oklahoma City. (14 words)
If the surprising distraction took either of the players off their game, it was Pegula, as the world No. 1 Swiatek battled back to win the tiebreaker 7-4 as the top-ranked American wouldn’t score another point following the incident with the song. (45 words)
The Cubs, who lost a divisional tiebreaker game to the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday, will get to host the Rockies at Wrigley Field after Colorado lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday in a division tiebreaker game of their own. (41 words)
It's a significant measuring stick for both teams, and it could serve as an all-important tiebreaker atop the NFC playoff picture: Home-field advantage, a first-round bye, and bragging rights are all on the line. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
Utah has the tiebreaker over the Clippers and lost the tiebreaker against Oklahoma City.
China's Xiao Ruoteng, who lost gold in the all-around on a tiebreaker, won gold on pommel horse on a tiebreaker.
The Cubs, who lost a divisional tiebreaker game to the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday, will get to host the Rockies at Wrigley Field after Colorado lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday in a division tiebreaker game of their own.
And that I could be recomposed in the tiebreaker because I really knew that I could get my focus up.
Black stole a point in an extra end in back-to-back playoff games, including a tiebreaker, to make the final four.
Both of her sons already have Super Bowl rings, so this is just a tiebreaker.
Both teams are 82-76 with four games left, and the Marlins have the head-to-head tiebreaker.
Both teams would have matching 10-3 records, and with the season series then split 1-1, the next tiebreaker is division record.
Dana Hills, Mission Viejo and El Toro are all in separate CIF-SS playoff divisions, so a tiebreaker won’t be needed for seeding purposes.
East’s win was anything but straightforward as the match featured two third-set tiebreakers and one set tiebreaker.
Edmonton held the tiebreaker in the case of a tie in points.
He advanced to a tiebreaker and ended up placing 2nd high overall score for the male division.
If the surprising distraction took either of the players off their game, it was Pegula, as the world No. 1 Swiatek battled back to win the tiebreaker 7-4 as the top-ranked American wouldn’t score another point following the incident with the song.
In a fantastic match, Fury lost a third set tiebreaker 15-13 to settle for silver.
It's a significant measuring stick for both teams, and it could serve as an all-important tiebreaker atop the NFC playoff picture: Home-field advantage, a first-round bye, and bragging rights are all on the line.
Like many of SFV’s better stages, Kanzuki Beach provides plenty of fanservice for seasoned Capcom veterans, as characters Tiffany Lords and Hinayana Wakaba cameo alongside ’s Judgement Tiebreaker girls in the background of the stage.
Mount Airy’s Carson Hill and Surry Central’s Michael Tucker played their first set to a set tiebreaker, which Hill won 7-6 (7-5), then Tucker battled back to win the second set 6-4.
New Zealand missed a spot in the Round of 16 due to goal differential, the first tiebreaker when teams finish with the same number of points.
On the wrong side of every tiebreaker.
Peranich and Golik at court three had another set go into tiebreaker this season.
Common combinations with tiebreaker
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the tiebreaker 43×
- tiebreaker with 11×
- tiebreaker to 8×
- tiebreaker and 8×
- tiebreaker over 7×
- set tiebreaker 6×
- to tiebreaker 6×
- tiebreaker as 6×
- head-to-head tiebreaker 5×
- tiebreaker in 4×