How to Use split decision in a Sentence

split decision

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  • The 15-round bout was a split decision, but Charles won the crown that summer.
    — Jason Hoffman, Cincinnati.com, 27 Dec. 2019
  • Paul, the more active of the two fighters, earned the split decision win.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 18 Dec. 2021
  • In the final round on a split decision, Brooks and Roseman took the win.
    — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 7 Feb. 2020
  • Call it a split decision that seems destined for the Supreme Court.
    — The Editorial Board, wsj.com, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Ali rallied in the 15th round, but Spinks warded him off and won a split decision.
    — New York Times, 6 Feb. 2021
  • Vaz da Costa lost in the 132-pound final last year in a split decision.
    — Rich Mayor, chicagotribune.com, 9 Apr. 2018
  • Paret won the title back in a split decision later that year.
    — Elaina Patton, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2023
  • After six rounds, the result came down to a split decision.
    — Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com, 11 Nov. 2019
  • Norton won a 12-round split decision from the judges, fracturing Ali’s jaw in the process.
    — John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Waterson was saved by the horn, and Casey lost by split decision.
    — Greg Moore, azcentral, 14 Apr. 2018
  • The one time his father chose Chinese food for the treat, Gotti lost a split decision.
    — Stan Grossfeld, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Jan. 2020
  • The two fought to a split decision draw in their first meeting in December 2018.
    — Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 25 Mar. 2020
  • But Paul lost his last fight, a split decision against Tommy Fury.
    — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The split decision win is the third fight in a row he's won to open his professional career.
    — Justin Sayers, The Courier-Journal, 28 Apr. 2018
  • The board's split decision on T-Mobile's ads focused on claims for the future versus claims for the present.
    — Aaron Pressman, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2020
  • Of these bouts, Logan walked away with a draw and a loss following a split decision.
    — Zack Jones, Forbes, 23 May 2021
  • Castro didn't go down again, but didn't land enough big shots to win despite the judges calling the fight a split decision for Nery.
    — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 5 Feb. 2022
  • Other fights on the main card: — Mackenzie Dern (12-2) used a split decision against Tecia Torres to win for the fifth time in her last six fights.
    — Mark Long, ajc, 10 Apr. 2022
  • Still, when the bell rang at the end of the 12th round, many thought Hagler had pulled out the fight — only to lose a controversial split decision.
    — Tim Dahlberg, ajc, 14 Mar. 2021
  • Night’ anchor Shannon Bream breaks down where the justices ruled on the split decision.
    — Fox News, 14 Jan. 2022
  • In a split decision, justices ruled those costs should not have been approved.
    — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The judge’s August ruling was a split decision for Epic and Apple.
    — Sarah E. Needleman, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2020
  • That fight ended in a split decision, one of the closest bouts of Adesanya’s career thus far.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 12 June 2021
  • Spence would take that belt from Porter with a split decision victory last year.
    — Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 1 Dec. 2020
  • Holloway tried to regain it in 2020, but lost by split decision.
    — Danny Segura, USA TODAY, 3 July 2022
  • The two middleweights meet back in the desert three years later after Adesanya earned a split decision.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 12 June 2021
  • In the end, after 15 rounds, the judges awarded Mr. Spinks a victory by split decision.
    — Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2021
  • Jones won the fight by split decision, retaining the 205-pound title.
    — Charlotte Carroll, SI.com, 8 July 2019
  • Hines says that means being prepared to make split decisions, too.
    — Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 2023
  • But the split decision appeared to give the prime minister enough political breathing space to hold off for now.
    — Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023

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