Definition of clincher
: one that clinches: such asa : a decisive fact, argument, act, or remark the expense was the clincher that persuaded us to give up the enterpriseb : a tire with flanged beads fitting into the wheel rim
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Examples of clincher in a Sentence
the fact that the resort had tennis courts was the clincher in our deciding to stay there
Recent Examples of clincher from the Web
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Kelyn Rowe doubled the advantage in the second half with a creative finish, and Miazga scored the clincher–a header off a pinpoint free kick service from Graham Zusi late in the game.
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And of the 19 players who appeared in the final NBA game of the season — Golden State’s title-clincher over Cleveland — only six are taller than Judge.
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The clincher came May 5 when the Houston Astros battered him for eight runs and seven hits in three innings.
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But Aggies head coach Rob Childress clearly has confidence to call upon the freshman when needed, as Gillman saw action in the Super Regional clincher, a 12-6 win over Davidson, by pinch-running and getting an at-bat toward the end of the game.
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The Loyola (Md.) commit scored twice in the clincher and had five goals in the semifinal.
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In the Game 5 clincher, the Warriors had 18 fast-break points.
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The clincher wasn’t a mulligan in the Regular Joe sense, but Champ hasn’t been a Regular Joe in a golf sense for a long time.
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LSU's Eric Walker did it again, pitching a gem of a clincher.
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First Known Use of clincher
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CLINCHER Defined for English Language Learners
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: a fact or statement that makes something certain or final
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