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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The ball banked off the backboard and into the basket as the buzzer sounded.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Jokic missed at the buzzer to send the game into overtime.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
With a chance to win in regulation, Nikola Jokic missed a jump hook and a tip-in at the buzzer.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2026
Hyland hit a 3-pointer to beat the halftime buzzer that gave the Timberwolves a 60-55 lead, but Bridges and the Hornets burst out in the third quarter and were up by 10 by the end of that period.
—Tom Carothers, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2026
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Jokic missed at the buzzer to send the game into overtime.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
With a chance to win in regulation, Nikola Jokic missed a jump hook and a tip-in at the buzzer.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2026
Hyland hit a 3-pointer to beat the halftime buzzer that gave the Timberwolves a 60-55 lead, but Bridges and the Hornets burst out in the third quarter and were up by 10 by the end of that period.
—Tom Carothers, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Buzzer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buzzer. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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buzzer
noun
buzz·er
ˈbəz-ər 
: an electric signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
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