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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White and Dosunmu are expiring deals and could be valued solidly in the trade market before Thursday’s deadline buzzer.
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Zach Harper, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Isabella Valvidia’s three-pointer at the buzzer cut the Highlanders’ deficit to five at the end of the first quarter.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The Mountaineers allowed only three field goals in the third, one of them a buzzer-beating layup by Darianna Littlepage-Buggs that made it 47-37 heading to the fourth quarter.
—Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026
That was the night that ended in a dogpile around Murray, who drilled a game-winning buzzer beater over Anthony Davis.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
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Zach Harper, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Isabella Valvidia’s three-pointer at the buzzer cut the Highlanders’ deficit to five at the end of the first quarter.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The Mountaineers allowed only three field goals in the third, one of them a buzzer-beating layup by Darianna Littlepage-Buggs that made it 47-37 heading to the fourth quarter.
—Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026
That was the night that ended in a dogpile around Murray, who drilled a game-winning buzzer beater over Anthony Davis.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Buzzer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buzzer. Accessed 6 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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