clincher
Example Sentences
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Sir Ben says that is what first piqued his interest, with the script being a final clincher.
From BBC • Aug. 24, 2025
The clincher will be when they catch one of the perpetrators and get him to explain why he did it.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2025
Then he delivers the clincher line in English while flourishing a finger-heart: “I like . . . you.”
From Salon • Jan. 5, 2025
When the postseason Dodgers needed a hero, he had big hits in the division series opener, the division series clincher, and the clinching World Series Game 5.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2024
That was the clincher right there, 99 percent of what you needed to know.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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