Examples of beater in a Sentence
driving a rusty old beater
he drives a beater that just barely runs
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Trimble’s 3-pointer — which dealt Duke its second loss this season — appeared to be a buzzer-beater at first, sending UNC fans cascading out of the Dean Smith Center stands and onto the floor.
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Brendan Marks, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
His would-be buzzer beater flirted with the backboard and every part of the rim.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
The program hasn’t entered the NCAA Tournament without a loss since 2017-18, when All-Americans Napheesa Collier and Katie Lou Samuelson led the team to 36 consecutive victories before falling on a buzzer-beater to Notre Dame in the Final Four.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
Recalling a buzzer-beater win over Bowie What has been your favorite basketball memory in high school?
—Rick Cantu, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
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Brendan Marks, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
His would-be buzzer beater flirted with the backboard and every part of the rim.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
The program hasn’t entered the NCAA Tournament without a loss since 2017-18, when All-Americans Napheesa Collier and Katie Lou Samuelson led the team to 36 consecutive victories before falling on a buzzer-beater to Notre Dame in the Final Four.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
Recalling a buzzer-beater win over Bowie What has been your favorite basketball memory in high school?
—Rick Cantu, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Beater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beater. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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