Sentence examples for didn't clinch from inspiring English sources

They saw the humor, but that didn't clinch the sale.

Maybe I lack faith in mob justice, but that didn't clinch the argument for me.

Even though the Mariners are the wild-card team and didn't clinch a postseason berth until the last game of the season on Sunday, they have more postseason experience than the White Sox.

Instead of easily winning the Western Conference, which seemed like a very real possibility during the preseason, the Lakers didn't clinch a postseason berth until the last day of the season, and by then the team was too depleted and tired to be much of a threat.

WASHINGTON, D.C.--Microbiology and genetics helped lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBII) to U.S. Army researcher Bruce Ivins, but they didn't clinch the case of the anthrax letter attacks of September 2001, according to an FBI press briefing held here this morning.

Surprisingly, William didn't clinch the victory with that score.

Kennedy did not "clinch" the election on debate night, as Don Hewitt, who directed the broadcast, later maintained.

Although the onside kick did not clinch the game at that moment, it greatly changed the momentum.

PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 1 — Identical twins with identical tennis dreams, Bob and Mike Bryan did not clinch the Davis Cup in identical fashion.

And they did not clinch at least a wild-card berth because Miami beat Dallas on Thursday.

West after July 7, but they did not clinch a playoff spot until the penultimate day of the regular season.