Sentence examples for the showdown itself from inspiring English sources

The showdown itself led to an explosion of interest in the game, and when Fischer won the title he became an international celebrity outside of the chess world.

This is where the "cinematic" tag really justifies itself: the showdown in which Amy calls Rory out on his claim that he loves her more, is Karen Gillan's finest piece of acting to date.

Yahoo is pulling out its biggest gun in the showdown with Carl Icahn: the Yahoo homepage itself.

End the showdown era.

The referendum became the showdown.

Now for the showdown.

Stay tuned for the showdown.

The showdown was averted.

Events have brought forward the showdown.

The showdown came at the annual N.A.E.

The showdown was cathartic, if nothing else.