showdown
IPA: ʃˈoʊdaʊn
noun
- The final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor.
- (poker) The final round in a poker match, where the all remaining players' cards have to be put down on the table and shown.
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Examples of "showdown" in Sentences
- For both, it was to be a showdown.
- He is very eager for the showdown.
- Both are currently on to qualify for the 'Showdown'.
- The climactic showdown is unconventional for a estern.
- White House and Congress hurtle toward the next budget showdown.
- Keane animated the climactic bear showdown in The Fox and the Hound.
- In the end, the showdown at the OK Corral takes place during a fiesta.
- I find it tiresome of the rubbish that is submitted about the showdowns.
- The activists and government forces to hurtle headlong toward an inevitable showdown.
- The elements are so intertwined that euro zone leaders face an all or nothing showdown.
- Reid is practising ahead of his title showdown against champion Tom "Kong" Watson in May.
- The Spartans and the Tar Heels meet for the title showdown in a rematch from earlier in the season.
- Wenger was asked whether it made things more special to effectively be in a title showdown with Ferguson's United.
- Birkirkara started the title showdown in great fashion, completely overcoming Flyers Depiro II who looked quite unsettled during the first set.
- Ivanovic and Carvalho will miss the title showdown with Manchester United over Easter and they will remain doubts for the FA Cup final, should Chelsea beat Aston Villa in the semi-final a week later.
- Chelsea's loss to Liverpool this month means the game can no longer be seen as the title showdown Carlo Ancelotti had been hoping, but with Arsenal in such close pursuit United can ill afford to drop points anywhere.
- What will help is that United's next two opponents both have to win although, following the confused display at the Emirates last Sunday, Ferguson will also demand a response ahead of the title showdown as he guards against the danger that this evening's contest will be regarded as a procession - especially against a side who scored five goals against Inter Milan in the San Siro in the quarter-finals.
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