wire-to-wire
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
From start to finish (especially in reference to a victory achieved by a sportsperson who maintained a lead at every stage of an event from start to finish).
adv
Example Sentences
- "wire-to-wire coverage of the race"
- "... led wire-to-wire in the small pony race on Don't Talk Back. Leslie Falini beat five other large ponies […]"
- "... led wire-to-wire, and pulled off our biggest victory of the season—a 13-point win that was never close."
- "... led wire-to-wire on his way to eight major wins."