Used in a Sentence

clinched

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for clinched.

Editorial note

This sounds clinched, but what I mean that you should do is dare to take on more responsibility.

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Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

closed or squeezed together tightly

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of clinched gathered in one view.

adjective

closed or squeezed together tightly

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for clinched.

adjective

closed or squeezed together tightly

Example sentences

1

This sounds clinched, but what I mean that you should do is dare to take on more responsibility.

2

More than 15 million questions were asked and although the balance of power shifted consistently women narrowly clinched victory.

3

He clinched it like no other in over 75 years of very strong & respectable leadership, recognized worldwide which really means something to international partners of all kinds.

4

Walker,Texas Ranger and other work he did definitely boosted it, but the memes clinched it.

5

Williams is still doing amazingly well - just got to the final of the Saudi masters, and nearly clinched the deciding frame.

6

That sort of clinched it for me, now there was no backing out.

7

The party basically clinched its teeth and looked the other way, knowing that they either accept the voters or risk a real problem.

8

Lets say you write something about a topic that shouldn't be discussed (wasn't there a rape case that was clinched because of social media?).

9

Republicans picked up the Horton issue after Dukakis clinched the nomination.

10

I heard great things about the reliability of VWs from reviews and that clinched it.

11

I was on the fence on whether claimed effects of meditation were real, and reading this book clinched it for me.

12

But now that you mention PGP-keysigning, that's clinched it.

Quote examples

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The pre-recorded videos on a robot clinched it, but the first thing that struck me as weird was the pointless "in Ubuntu" when talking about the Python script at the start.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use clinched in a sentence?

This sounds clinched, but what I mean that you should do is dare to take on more responsibility.

What does clinched mean?

closed or squeezed together tightly

What part of speech is clinched?

clinched is commonly used as adjective.