buzzer

Example Sentences

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In this game, the buzzer represents the whistle of a foul-calling referee.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

The choir won the public vote in Saturday's semi-final, singing Pompeii by Bastille, and will perform in the final alongside golden buzzer winner Celestial and teenager Rafferty Coope, from Hampshire.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Greg played great and beat me to the buzzer several times.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

At the end of the physical game, players from both teams jawed back and forth at midcourt after the final buzzer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

“Umm, well,” Molly stammers, beginning to wonder the same thing, “I rang the buzzer a few times and then I just let myself in.”

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline