clinched
Example Sentences
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In the real world, the Angels clinched their 11th consecutive losing season before the calendar turned to September.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
He returned six years later, after titles in Milan and Madrid, and clinched his third Premier League crown in his second season, only to be gone by Christmas of the following campaign.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The roughly 2,000-word official obituary credited him with negotiating China’s entry into the World Trade Organization, a deal he clinched in 2001 after years of grinding talks with Washington that at one point nearly collapsed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The Sweden striker finally clinched his British record transfer move to Liverpool on transfer deadline day after weeks of Newcastle United insisting he was not for sale.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
“They claim that this battle clinches Missouri to our side same as Donelson clinched Kaintuck,” he added.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
