How to Use buzzer in a Sentence

buzzer

noun
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  • Their team was ahead by two points when the buzzer signaled the end of the game.
  • The buzzer sounded, the Kings won, and the city erupted.
    — Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The Wolverines' full-court heave at the buzzer went over the backboard.
    — San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Wood then blocked a James drive at the rim just before the buzzer.
    — Dallas News, 13 Jan. 2023
  • And that 48-foot buzzer-beater to end the third quarter?
    — Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Allen Flanigan hits a stepback 3-pointer to beat the buzzer at the end of the half.
    — Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 14 Jan. 2023
  • Kelly Olynyk then missed a 3 at the buzzer to end the fourth quarter.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Kam Chambers’ basket at the buzzer cuts the Aliceville lead to 25-21 at the break.
    — Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 3 Mar. 2023
  • House dribbled out the final seconds and then tossed the ball high in the air at the buzzer.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2023
  • James had a chance to tie at the buzzer, but his three-point shot in front of the Dallas bench hit the front of the rim.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2023
  • That score held up as Cal’s Joel Brown missed a three-pointer at the buzzer.
    — oregonlive, 4 Mar. 2023
  • But Alec, the guy who won last night, was just unstoppable on the buzzer.
    — Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Rhodes got a final 3-point attempt at the buzzer but missed.
    — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Shead then stopped on a dime off the drive, and was able to create enough space to get off a clean shot at the buzzer.
    — Josh Criswell, Chron, 5 Mar. 2023
  • Wooga Poplar was fouled and missed the front end of a one-and-one, but Williamson’s heave from half court at the buzzer hit the backboard and bounced away.
    — Bill Shaikin, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2023
  • But White streaked in from the left side and converted the putback just before the buzzer.
    — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2023
  • Sanogo’s third 3-pointer of the half – 16th of the season – fell through just before the halftime buzzer.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2023
  • Wesley Waddles scored 19 points and made a shot at the buzzer to give Viewpoint the league win.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2024
  • The Rams won 58-57 there the year before on a controversial non-call at the buzzer.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Justin Thomas’s 25-foot three at the buzzer to beat UC-Davis in the opener was one of the team’s season highlights.
    — Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Each buzzer had two motors with wires that ran up to the booth, and the projectionist would hit the switch.
    — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Nelson then made a pair for UAM with 12 seconds to go and Hughes scored on a layup at the buzzer.
    — The Pine Bluff Commercial, arkansasonline.com, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The Democrats kept the game close late, with Benson needing a buzzer-beater layup from Olivia Hinck to take a 62-61 win.
    — oregonlive, 7 Feb. 2023
  • But forget the buzzer beaters—the real thrill is the fun foods that fuel fans through the season.
    — Kara Peeler, Sunset Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Gannon trailed by as many as 16 points, and its only lead came at the buzzer on Nigel Haughton’s put-back.
    — Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2024
  • The fish don’t move onto their beds nationwide at the sound of a buzzer or the turn of a calendar page.
    — Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 21 Feb. 2024
  • But living comfortably in a city of sirens and 4 a.m. door buzzers did take some retrofitting.
    — Curbed, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The Rangers’ biggest splash came well before the final buzzer, but Texas still made last-hour moves.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Mason Gillis drilled a 3-pointer at the buzzer off an assist by Braden Smith.
    — Evan Frank, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Along each upright sat five students at blue desks, each with a buzzer in hand.
    — Detroit Free Press, 28 May 2023

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