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Idiom: Buzzer-Beater

Meanings

In the sense of beating out the buzzer which ends a game.

A shot that wins (or in some usage, ties) a game at the last possible moment.

Example Sentences

1
He hit a buzzer-beater to win the basketball game.
2
The team was down by one point, but they scored a buzzer-beater to win the match.
3
She made a buzzer-beater shot from half-court as the clock expired.
4
The crowd went wild when he sank a buzzer-beater three-pointer.
5
In a stunning buzzer-beater, the underdog team upset the favorites.

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