Examples of beater in a Sentence
driving a rusty old beater
he drives a beater that just barely runs
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This wasn’t like Orlando or Phoenix – the back-to-back losses to help close February where the Lakers squandered double-digit leads and missed open looks for buzzer beaters.
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Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Five years ago, Lloyd was on staff at Gonzaga when Jalen Suggs hit a half-court buzzer beater to beat UCLA in the Final Four.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2026
Rose punctuated the end of the quarter with a buzzer-beater layup, making it 31-13 at the end.
—Zach McMahon, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
March Madness is a week away, and the first viral moment of tournament season has nothing to do with a buzzer-beater.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
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Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Five years ago, Lloyd was on staff at Gonzaga when Jalen Suggs hit a half-court buzzer beater to beat UCLA in the Final Four.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2026
Rose punctuated the end of the quarter with a buzzer-beater layup, making it 31-13 at the end.
—Zach McMahon, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
March Madness is a week away, and the first viral moment of tournament season has nothing to do with a buzzer-beater.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Beater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beater. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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