buzzer

Example Sentences

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A Hamby three-point shot at the halftime buzzer rimmed out and the Sparks headed to the locker room down 49-40.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

But his condition worsened and the inquiry heard that his mother Caitlin Donald pressed the emergency buzzer as Archie had stopped breathing.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

And about that three-point game: If it were made today, West’s ludicrous, better-than-half-court shot at the buzzer in the third game of the 1970 finals would simply win the contest, not send it into overtime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The action is punctuated by booming sound effects — canned applause, the “wah-wah” of a sad trombone and a hyperactive electronic buzzer, among them — coming from a trigger-happy soundboard operator behind the coffee counter.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

You and Otto can watch me hit a bunch of buzzer beaters.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles