clincher
Example Sentences
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The AI race could well be the clincher.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
He had six hits in the two games, including three doubles and three RBIs in the series clincher Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025
Their tying and go-ahead runs in the Fall Classic clincher came on a pair of productive at-bats in the form of sacrifice flies.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 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
Maybe it’s just easier to say, This is the clincher, than admit there’s no such thing.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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