clinch
Example Sentences
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Defeats for Liverpool and Chelsea have opened the door for a team to come out of left-field and clinch a coveted Champions League place.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
Jordan Chiles with a 9.950 on vault to clinch the W!
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026
“This may be the last chance to clinch a deal,” said Saeid Golkar, associate professor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and an expert on Iran’s military.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
But he remains a politician staunchly rooted in the mid-aughts, when all 7,000 of his teeth could really clinch an election.
From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026
Pig droppings nearby clinch the identification, and then, looking around, I see Crystal’s tracks in the soft loam.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.