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squeaker
[ skwee-ker ]
noun
- a person or thing that squeaks.
- Informal. a contest or game won by a very small margin.
- Informal. a dangerous situation.
Example Sentences
Hegseth's squeaker of a confirmation victory marks only the second time that a vice president has broken a Senate tie on a Cabinet confirmation vote.
In 2020, Trump won two-thirds of the vote in Greenlee County while losing Arizona in a squeaker he falsely maintains was stolen.
Smart lost a couple of limited series supporting squeakers in 2016 and 2020, when she competed with great performances in “Fargo” and “Watchmen.”
The Californians Against Proposition 1 campaign said the measure wasn’t a “huge” win for Newsom, but “an embarrassing squeaker of a victory.”
It’s a squeaker, but “Spider-Verse” likely prevails for the simple reason that more people saw it.
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