clincher
Example Sentences
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The win over Aston Villa in February provided the moment where the bond with supporters could stick, Edwards sprinting down the touchline after Rodrigo Gomes' stoppage-time clincher as fans went wild.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
The clincher for Emery appears to have been the promise of playing Asensio in the number 10 position.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2025
Then he delivers the clincher line in English while flourishing a finger-heart: “I like . . . you.”
From Salon • Jan. 5, 2025
It was the fitting end to a fitting clincher, with a once-doubted piece of the roster sealing a once-unlikely World Series title.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2024
Everyone’s excited, slapping each other's hands, and I feel it, too: a sense that this is the clincher, that we’ve done it, that my girl is saved.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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