clincher

Example Sentences

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In the division series clincher, the Phillies scored one run in the top of an inning, but the Dodgers scored in the bottom of the inning.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025

Their tying and go-ahead runs in the Fall Classic clincher came on a pair of productive at-bats in the form of sacrifice flies.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 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 for Emery appears to have been the promise of playing Asensio in the number 10 position.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2025

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