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 idea that who owns the seabed was the deal clincher in this election is baffling. People were fed up with us," they said, suggesting Drakeford did not want to acknowledge that.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
They might as well use him as a closer, and they might as well use him in a World Series clincher, either in Game 6 or 7.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 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
That was the clincher right there, 99 percent of what you needed to know.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
