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Meanings of breaking a tie in English
Russian
тай-брейк Portuguese
jogo decisivo Means of deciding a single winner of an otherwise-tied contest (e.g. sports)
Synonyms
Examples for "tiebreaker"
Examples for "tiebreaker"
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Seattle holds the tiebreaker edge based on a win at San Francisco.
2
Williams played a flawless tiebreaker, hitting two aces and three other winners.
3
The unpredictable Australian managed to break back to force a third tiebreaker.
4
Miami is in seventh due to a tiebreaker, and Indiana is eighth.
5
The tiebreaker scenario in that case would have favored Ohio State.
1
But it was the second unit that struck for the tiebreaking goal.
2
Duncan Keith had a tiebreaking score in the third period.
3
He had good instincts and since I was conflicted, he could cast the tiebreaking vote.
4
Mr Pence would still have that crucial tiebreaking vote.
5
Atlanta then made seven of its first 11 shots in the fourth before Crabbe's tiebreaking shot.
1
Reading the tie-breaker rules or applying said rules may not be adequate.
2
Blake and Seppi have gone to a tie-breaker in the third set.
3
That unlikely victory would propel Verona towards a relegation tie-breaker with Reggina.
4
That will leave us with the tie-breaker calculations for deciding first and second.
5
And when it does, it may well be with the tie-breaker in place.
1
Federer holds his service game and it goes to another tie break.
2
But then Nedovyesov fights it back to our third tie break.
3
But Zverev held his nerve to force a tie break, which he won comfortably.
4
Meanwhile, Federer and Super Hans are fighting out the second set in a tie break.
5
Giorgi eventually forced a forehand error to grab the set before it reached a tie break.
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Vice-President Mike Pence would act as a tie-breaking vote if one were needed.
2
Our final tie-breaking game lasted longer than the first two combined.
3
Only vice-president Al Gore's tie-breaking vote saved it in the Senate.
4
SEC Chair Mary Jo White, an independent, cast the tie-breaking vote.
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As Senate president, Pence would then cast the tie-breaking vote.
Usage of breaking a tie in English
1
Woods' next PGA Tour win would be his 83rd, breaking a tie with Sam Snead.
2
One is justified, I am sure, in breaking a tie of relationship that involves you in dishonour.
3
Oregon opened an eight-point lead after breaking a tie at 58 with nine minutes left and held on.
4
That moved Lloyd into fourth place in career goals for the US, breaking a tie with Michelle Akers.
5
Boston's David Pastrnak scored twice, breaking a tie with Toronto's Auston Matthews for the NHL lead in goals.
6
Belichick became the first coach to win five Super Bowl titles, breaking a tie with Pittsburgh's Chuck Noll.
7
Brey become Notre Dame's all-time leader in men's basketball coaching victories with 394, breaking a tie with former coach Digger Phelps.
8
Cam Fowler played in his 595th game for the Ducks, the most from an Anaheim defenseman, breaking a tie with Ruslan Salei.
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Kubalik also moved into first place among NHL rookies in goals scored this season, breaking a tie with the Buffalo Sabres' Victor Olofsson.
10
The point was the 1,888th for Jagr in his career, breaking a tie for second with Mark Messier.
11
Brady's second-quarter touchdown pass was the 421st of his career, breaking a tie with Dan Marino for third place on the all-time list.
12
Westbrook had 10 assists, coming up just shy of breaking a tie with Jason Kidd for third place in triple-doubles in a career.
13
It was the 17th playoff goal of Carlson's career, breaking a tie with Kevin Hatcher for most playoff goals by a defenseman in Capitals' history.
14
San Jose center Joe Thornton played in his 1,515th game, breaking a tie with Steve Yzerman for 18th in league history.
15
Winnipeg's Paul Maurice coached his 1,599th game, breaking a tie with Ken Hitchcock for the fifth-most NHL games behind the bench.
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Goaltender Henrik Lundqvist made 26 saves Monday while earning his 455th career win, breaking a tie with Curtis Joseph for fifth-most all-time.
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