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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Kara Dunn scored eight points in the final 31 seconds, including a three-pointer at the buzzer for the Trojans.
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Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Fox’s 3-point heave near the buzzer missed, too, sending the Minnesota crowd into a frenzy after the back-and-forth finish between two of the top teams in the Western Conference.
—Dave Campbell, Twin Cities, 12 Jan. 2026
De'Aaron Fox's 3-point heave near the buzzer missed, too, sending the Minnesota crowd into a frenzy after the back-and-forth finish between two of the top teams in the Western Conference.
—CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
The Jags were also stuffed on fourth-and-2 at the Buffalo 8-yard line, and Cam Little hooked a 43-yard field goal at the second-quarter buzzer.
—Jeff Howe, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
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Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Fox’s 3-point heave near the buzzer missed, too, sending the Minnesota crowd into a frenzy after the back-and-forth finish between two of the top teams in the Western Conference.
—Dave Campbell, Twin Cities, 12 Jan. 2026
De'Aaron Fox's 3-point heave near the buzzer missed, too, sending the Minnesota crowd into a frenzy after the back-and-forth finish between two of the top teams in the Western Conference.
—CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
The Jags were also stuffed on fourth-and-2 at the Buffalo 8-yard line, and Cam Little hooked a 43-yard field goal at the second-quarter buzzer.
—Jeff Howe, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
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“Buzzer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buzzer. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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buzzer
noun
buzz·er
ˈbəz-ər 
: an electric signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
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