Examples of buzzer in a Sentence
Their team was ahead by two points when the buzzer signaled the end of the game.
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Derik Queen, whose NCAA Tournament buzzer beater lifted Maryland to the Sweet 16, is a 6-foot-10 big man who could complement Mark Williams in the frontcourt.
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Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2025
Josh Hart missed a fading baseline jumper at the buzzer that would’ve won it.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2025
The Cougars had turnovers prior to that possession, but the fact that no shot went up near the final buzzer had many scratching their heads as to what Houston was thinking.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Florida and Walter Clayton Jr. somehow overcame Houston's spirit-crushing defense and a double-digit deficit Monday night in an NCAA title-game thriller not decided until Clayton's own defense stopped the Cougars from taking a game-winning shot at the buzzer.
—CBS News, 7 Apr. 2025
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Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2025
Josh Hart missed a fading baseline jumper at the buzzer that would’ve won it.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2025
The Cougars had turnovers prior to that possession, but the fact that no shot went up near the final buzzer had many scratching their heads as to what Houston was thinking.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Florida and Walter Clayton Jr. somehow overcame Houston's spirit-crushing defense and a double-digit deficit Monday night in an NCAA title-game thriller not decided until Clayton's own defense stopped the Cougars from taking a game-winning shot at the buzzer.
—CBS News, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Buzzer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buzzer. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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buzzer
noun
buzz·er
ˈbəz-ər 
: an electric signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
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