clincher
Example Sentences
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The win over Aston Villa in February provided the moment where the bond with supporters could stick, Edwards sprinting down the touchline after Rodrigo Gomes' stoppage-time clincher as fans went wild.
From BBC • Apr. 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
In the past three games — the clincher against the Phillies and the two here against the Brewers — the Dodgers have not even trailed for a full inning.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025
The clincher for Emery appears to have been the promise of playing Asensio in the number 10 position.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2025
Everyone’s excited, slapping each other's hands, and I feel it, too: a sense that this is the clincher, that we’ve done it, that my girl is saved.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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