Examples of closer in a Sentence
Jon Hoefling, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024
Fewer companies blamed store or plant closers and economic conditions.
—Laura Bratton, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024
Frequently, the salespeople who emerge as successful deal closers are the ones who spend time engaging with and comprehending multiple stakeholders.
—Jen Spencer, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Billy Wagner, a flame-throwing left-hander and one of baseball's elite closers during his era, now awaits his turn to join the exclusive club.
—Scott Boeck, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2024
Now, the left-hander returns to the franchise as one of the game's best closers and with the team the most reliable in all of baseball.
—Journal Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2024
Every night, before the closers left, everything in the store was put away, all clothes were properly zoned.
—Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2024
The 4-year-old filly was sitting behind early pacesetter Main Event when Moore angled Warm Heart inside and guided her through a tight opening at the top of the stretch before holding off the late closers.
—Clark Spencer, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2024
Coach Andy Wise is probably the only coach in Southern California who has three closers in his bullpen with Billy Carlson, Jake Skelskey and Brady Ebel.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2024
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1607, in the meaning defined above
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“Closer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/closer. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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