tight race

collocation in English

meaningsoftightandrace

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withrace.
tight
adjective
adverb
uk
/taɪt/us
/taɪt/
(held or kept together) firmly ...
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race
noun
uk
/reɪs/us
/reɪs/
a competition in which all the competitors try to be the fastest and to ...
See more atrace

(Definition oftightandracefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftight race

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I believe that it will be a verytightrace.
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Thus, for example, presidential candidates tended to disguise their neoliberal intentions in atightraceout of fear of losing preciously needed votes.
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Polls showed a verytightrace, with the lead fluctuating.
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Media polls had predicted a verytightrace.
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Let us be honest and acknowledge that we are in a desperatelytightracefor the election.
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He came in 2nd out of 8 candidates intightrace.
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It was atightrace, with four athletes rushing together at the finish line.
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Instead, they finished 5th yet again in the verytightracefor silver.
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He went on to win atightracefor a regular term on the council in 2005.
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Throughout the last few months of the campaign, opinion polls showed atightracewith the lead apparently changing frequently.
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