clincher
Example Sentences
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In the past three games — the clincher against the Phillies and the two here against the Brewers — the Dodgers have not even trailed for a full inning.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025
Sir Ben says that is what first piqued his interest, with the script being a final clincher.
From BBC • Aug. 24, 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
Then he delivers the clincher line in English while flourishing a finger-heart: “I like . . . you.”
From Salon • Jan. 5, 2025
Maybe it’s just easier to say, This is the clincher, than admit there’s no such thing.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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