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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Mess up and your opponent sounds a buzzer.
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Liz Maynes-Aminzade, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
The Game 3 buzzer beater finally gave her that moment, Wilson explains.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 10 Dec. 2025
Fittingly, as time ticked away, Marchand and Bennett executed a two-on-one perfectly, with Bennett scoring past Merzļikins just before the final buzzer to end it.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2025
But Tre White drained a buzzer-beating 3 for KU late in the opening half and the stage was set for the Tigers to play catch-up for the remainder of the afternoon.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 7 Dec. 2025
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Liz Maynes-Aminzade, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
The Game 3 buzzer beater finally gave her that moment, Wilson explains.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 10 Dec. 2025
Fittingly, as time ticked away, Marchand and Bennett executed a two-on-one perfectly, with Bennett scoring past Merzļikins just before the final buzzer to end it.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2025
But Tre White drained a buzzer-beating 3 for KU late in the opening half and the stage was set for the Tigers to play catch-up for the remainder of the afternoon.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 7 Dec. 2025
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“Buzzer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buzzer. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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buzzer
noun
buzz·er
ˈbəz-ər 
: an electric signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
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