clincher

Example Sentences

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The AI race could well be the clincher.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Sir Ben says that is what first piqued his interest, with the script being a final clincher.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2025

Then he delivers the clincher line in English while flourishing a finger-heart: “I like . . . you.”

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2025

When the postseason Dodgers needed a hero, he had big hits in the division series opener, the division series clincher, and the clinching World Series Game 5.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2024

“Your clincher clue was waddle? That seems to work,” Wilder responded.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell