clincher

Example Sentences

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The defence flagged alarmingly late on, losing speed and structure as Argentina scored a last-minute try and came within metres of a last-play clincher.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025

He had six hits in the two games, including three doubles and three RBIs in the series clincher Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

Their tying and go-ahead runs in the Fall Classic clincher came on a pair of productive at-bats in the form of sacrifice flies.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 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