clincher
Example Sentences
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As for that tiny point guard: With 45 points in the championship clincher, Brunson didn’t just win Finals MVP.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
The AI race could well be the clincher.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
The defence flagged alarmingly late on, losing speed and structure as Argentina scored a last-minute try and came within metres of a last-play clincher.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 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
“Your clincher clue was waddle? That seems to work,” Wilder responded.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
