clinch
Example Sentences
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Lucas Pinheiro Braathen made history for Brazil by clinching his nation's first Winter Olympic medal with gold in the giant slalom.
From BBC
He was still going home with the gold medal he clinched for the U.S. in the team event.
They have six more round-robin matches to play, with a total of five or six wins potentially enough to clinch a semi-final place.
From BBC
Although he clinched the gold medal in the team competition with a clutch free program, he also put two hands down on a jump.
From Los Angeles Times
He had a shaky short program in the team event and had to scramble to clinch gold for the U.S. a day later.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
