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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

At the east London block of flats which we believed was the home of the former member of Epstein's household staff, we pressed the buzzer and asked for her.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

And about that three-point game: If it were made today, West’s ludicrous, better-than-half-court shot at the buzzer in the third game of the 1970 finals would simply win the contest, not send it into overtime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The buzzer sounds and my body does what it’s supposed to, like an elastic band springing forward when its tension is released.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam