Sentence examples for getting down to the wire from inspiring English sources

"We are obviously getting down to the wire," Mr. Henson added.

It's getting down to the wire as to whether or not there'll be more seasons of Friends.

David Plouffe, Mr. Obama's campaign manager, said: "This is an enormously compressed time frame — this thing is really getting down to the wire.

(La Rocco) ★ Merce Fair (Saturday) It's getting down to the wire: New Yorkers won't have many more chances to see the Merce Cunningham Dance Company before it disbands at the end of the year.

LONDON, Oct. 15 — It is getting down to the wire and the rest of the world is still trying to elbow its way into the American presidential election.

It was 1-1 in the series and getting down to the wire as well, and you've got your default position of playing with your brother in the back street when it's winning at all costs".

When you get down to the wire like that, it's one minute and they're only down by a goal, it's nerve-wracking".

In fact, an empty seat in place of Ms. Quinn has become common at the candidate forums that have cropped up with increasing frequency as the race gets down to the wire.

"We get down to the wire, and we're never able to pull it off," said Ken Forsch, the Angels' assistant general manager and a former pitcher for the team.

But for all its merits, and I'll possibly watch again when it gets down to the wire, it was still just a decent half-hour's TV, squeezed into an hour.

There’s a way to get down to the wire with just one dime left in your pocket: Put all your savings into annuities.