How to Use closer in a Sentence

closer

noun
  • Those closers are the stars, though.
    — Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • It’s been a weird year for some of the league’s best closers.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Starters make a lot more money than closers.
    — Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
  • But gone are the days of having a group full of closers.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
  • But gone are the days of having a group full of closers.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The horses near the front were setting it up for the closers.
    — Dick Jerardi, Philly.com, 6 May 2018
  • Williams has been one of the best closers in baseball over the last few seasons.
    — Zach Pressnell, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Titmus, one of the best closers in the sport, left little room to breathe.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2024
  • The Reds nearly came back against one of the best closers in baseball.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 24 May 2023
  • No one expects that from one of the game's most dominant closers.
    — Bob Baum, Houston Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2018
  • Those four could be closers but could also slot in as set-up relievers.
    — Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
  • But the defense’s lack of closers doomed the Giants again.
    — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
  • One, the Padres have a knack for producing ace closers out of scratch.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2019
  • All elite closers can strike you out, and Knebel certainly fits that bill.
    — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2018
  • The two-time All-Star remains one of the best closers in the game.
    — Jim Bowden, New York Times, 21 May 2025
  • Bednar and Doval are both All-Star closers.
    — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Muñoz has blossomed into one of baseball’s best closers.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Williams can be used in low-leverage spots with two closers being added at the deadline.
    — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
  • And this time, the league’s best closers did just that after taking a 3-0 lead.
    — Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 15 June 2025
  • So there are guys are getting paid $200 million to be the closers.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 21 Apr. 2023
  • With the extra length, the race would seem made for late closers, but that's usually not the case.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al.com, 8 June 2019
  • Any deep closers with something left in the tank will try to pick up the pieces as tired horses stagger home.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 5 May 2023
  • The saving grace had lately been that if Texas could get to one of its closers, things were safe.
    — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2023
  • With closers behind him and speed in front, Nysos moved into the far turn with his work cut out.
    — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
  • But none of the other five closers elected by the baseball writers just breezed on in.
    — Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
  • But how does Jansen compare to the other closers who could be in the playoffs?
    — Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2019
  • One of baseball’s best closers, Josh Hader, was on the mound.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
  • Before this season, he was seen in the same tier as Díaz and other star closers.
    — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
  • Like a good salesman, though, the Toreros proved to be fantastic closers.
    — Don Norcross, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 Sep. 2017
  • As the lengthy trial winds down, Davis and Green are the closers for the defense.
    — Craig R. McCoy, Philly.com, 26 Mar. 2018

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