Sentence examples for closer three times from inspiring English sources

"It's like facing a closer three times," Teixeira said.

This year, he has mostly employed Stanton and Rivera, calling on Rivera as his closer four times in the eighth inning this season.

The Huskies never regained it, although they did get close three times in the final five minutes.

The hosts went close three times before the interval and it was encouraging for Mourinho that the Rooney-Ibrahimovic partnership were responsible for two of them.

It is certainly more promising for him that he came close three times in 2012, which was a departure from his middling performances in 2010 and 2011.

"Our club was closed three times in Soviet times," said a Smolensk bard, Aleksandr Makarenkov, who recalls having to get the censor's approval for songs to be performed at festivals.

But Bruce's men looked the more confident with Jiri Jarosik going close three times early on, although he didn't force a save from Thomas Myhre with any of his long-range efforts.

Vale were forced to soak up heavy pressure late on, with U's substitute Freddie Sears going close three times.

The second half was a distinct improvement on the first and United went close three times in quick succession.

McGeady went close three times in the second half before he completed his double in the last minute.

The best chances fell to Harrogate near the end of the game when substitute Paul Brayson went close three times.