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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Booker’s dunk ignited a 7-0 run to put the Bruins up 36-27 and Dent swished a 15-footer that beat the buzzer and gave UCLA a 38-29 halftime lead.
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Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
And yet Luka Doncic still had a chance to turn a second-half collapse into a buzzer-beating victory on Monday night.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 25 Feb. 2026
Bane ballin’ Bane capped off a seven-point first quarter by beating the buzzer with a step-back 3-pointer.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2026
Mathurin missed a 3-point attempt to win the game at the buzzer.
—CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
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Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
And yet Luka Doncic still had a chance to turn a second-half collapse into a buzzer-beating victory on Monday night.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 25 Feb. 2026
Bane ballin’ Bane capped off a seven-point first quarter by beating the buzzer with a step-back 3-pointer.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2026
Mathurin missed a 3-point attempt to win the game at the buzzer.
—CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Buzzer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buzzer. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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buzzer
noun
buzz·er
ˈbəz-ər 
: an electric signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
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