clinch

Example Sentences

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Now Huffington jokes that she has a foolproof plan to ensure that the Knicks will clinch their first championship in 53 years on Saturday night in San Antonio.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

San Antonio's Stephon Castle made a pair of free throws but the Knicks came through, Anunoby rising highest from a scrum of Spurs defenders to clinch the win.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

I’m sure the Knicks would be happy to finish it off in Texas, but if the Spurs prevail in Game 5, it sets up a potential championship clinch in the city for Game 6.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Should the index manage to get back on course and clinch a 10th straight winning week, it would mark its longest streak of weekly wins since 1985, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Then, just to show you how crazy I am, when we were coming out of this big clinch, I told her I loved her and all.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger