How to Use equalizer in a Sentence

equalizer

noun

• He scored the equalizer in the 60th minute.
• The second, in the 72nd minute, served as an equalizer for a 2-2 tie.
  — oregonlive, 5 Aug. 2022
• Young is the great equalizer, though, there to stanch the bleeding.
  — Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2022
• But City held onto its lead the rest of the way as the Timbers couldn’t find the equalizer.
  — oregonlive, 11 Mar. 2023
• Death is the great equalizer: All skeletons look the same.
  — Maria Teresa Hart, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2022
• Should Iran score an equalizer in the next 9 minutes, the United States would be sent home short of the round of 16.
  — David K. Li, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2022
• Alejandro Bedoya scored the equalizer off the corner kick in the 95th minute.
  — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2024
• But New Jersey couldn't get the equalizer past Murray (34 saves) to lose for the first time since Oct. 24.
  — Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2022
• The Jets sound like a team determined to get after Goff, and that could be the equalizer.
  — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 18 Dec. 2022
• But when the No. 11 Gaels spoiled those plans with the equalizer a little bit later, the No. 9 Saints still found a way to win.
  — Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2022
• The hosts led 3-1 until Morata capped his hat trick with an equalizer in the 54th.
  — Tales Azzoni, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024
• Even when Allen jumped out to a lead, Nimitz found the equalizer with under 17 minutes to play.
  — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 29 Mar. 2023
• Sinclair scored the equalizer in the 84th minute, tapping in a shot from Kelli Hubly that bounced off the crossbar and down.
  — oregonlive, 10 Aug. 2022
• Mace scored the equalizer for the Current in the 94th minute, approaching the final whistle, to tie things up at 1-1.
  — oregonlive, 18 Sep. 2022
• One minute later, Ruiz launched a curling equalizer across his body from the left side.
  — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2024
• The trouble now was finding a way back into the match, much less an equalizer.
  — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 3 Dec. 2022
• After the Knights’ first score, Mattheus Silva had a chance at an equalizer.
  — Lynn Ramsey, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2023
• Food can be a great equalizer, whether across town or across cultures.
  — Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2023
• Gotham was able to pull one back courtesy of McCall Zerboni but was not able to find the equalizer.
  — Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2022
• Smith made a couple strong saves as the Flames pressed for the equalizer and Evander Kane scored an empty-net goal.
  — Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 25 May 2022
• In this way, climate change has become the great equalizer, ravaging red states and blue states alike.
  — Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2022
• Just prior to DuBois’ equalizer, Petty did well to set up his left foot from 12 yards but hit a heavy shot over the crossbar.
  — Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 19 Sep. 2022
• Frederic provided the 2-2 equalizer, set up at the top of the crease by a short feed into the middle by Bertuzzi.
  — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Mar. 2023
• Germany came back with Magull's equalizer taking the air out of the building.
  — Seth Vertelney, USA TODAY, 31 July 2022
• Moyes didn't hide his anger at the decision to rule out West Ham's equalizer at Stamford Bridge.
  — Mattias KarÉn, ajc, 3 Sep. 2022
• The suit was once a non-garment, an equalizer of the corporate worker.
  — José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 15 July 2022
• Despite a handful of chances down the stretch, Minnesota was unable to find the equalizer.
  — oregonlive, 10 Sep. 2022
• As Wales pushed forward in search of an equalizer, Iran countered in the 11th minute of stoppage time and Ramin Rezaeian sealed the 2-0 win with a neat finish.
  — Time, 25 Nov. 2022
• It has been said that technology can be the great equalizer.
  — Rod Berger, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023
• Nanu giving the ball away on the play Austin FC turned into its late equalizer on Saturday.
  — Jon Arnold, Dallas News, 20 July 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024