Used in a Sentence

clincher

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for clincher.

Editorial note

To me, the clincher is that supermarkets don't store their eggs in the fridge.

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Quick take

That which clinches; that which makes something final or firm; a decisive factor.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

That which clinches; that which makes something final or firm; a decisive factor.

noun

(cycling) A tyre with a bead around the edge to attach to the rim of the wheel when inflated.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for clincher.

Example sentences

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To me, the clincher is that supermarkets don't store their eggs in the fridge.

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The news that they have hired Condi the war criminal Rice to join their board is the clincher.

3

How you define what species can and what can't is of course the clincher in that case.

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Probably the biggest clincher for me with Hootsuite Pro is the price and extra user.

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The clincher to me is that Google has a newer extraordinary suite of benefits for the families of Google employees that die.

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That's the clincher for me in deciding on a 2d scene library in browsers.

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The clincher was how I'd say my birth date, which would be of the form above.

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Endless driver issues were another reason, but the magsafe was the clincher.

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But that's the clincher: It's only one day (on a weekend so it doesn't compete with your dayjob interests), it's completely volunteer, and it's fun.

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The omnipresent account name in the title bar was the clincher.

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The clincher for me were the inadvertent double-blind experiments that we occasionally run when she eats something without checking the label first.

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Since this is all hypotheticals, I wouldn't be able to make a positive determination without an interview, which would be the clincher.

Quote examples

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The clincher is how he ends his post: "There is this notion that work/life balance is some kind of sacred goal.

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That was really the "clincher" that rallied people against him.

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"Cyber databases" was the clincher for me.

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"The clincher, for me, is that he wrote an article about the emergence of money that is compatible with my theory of human evolution." Apparently author really wants Nick Szabo to be creator of bitcoin because they have similar views.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use clincher in a sentence?

To me, the clincher is that supermarkets don't store their eggs in the fridge.

What does clincher mean?

That which clinches; that which makes something final or firm; a decisive factor.

What part of speech is clincher?

clincher is commonly used as noun.