How to Use equalizer in a Sentence

equalizer

noun
  • He scored the equalizer in the 60th minute.
  • That equalizer set the tone for the rest of the evening.
    Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2022
  • With the equalizer set to a blanched 0, the track was mixed quite nice.
    Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, 6 Aug. 2020
  • The second, in the 72nd minute, served as an equalizer for a 2-2 tie.
    oregonlive, 5 Aug. 2022
  • And when that moment comes, the best place to turn is to a movie, the great equalizer.
    Sabienna Bowman, refinery29.com, 12 Dec. 2020
  • Young is the great equalizer, though, there to stanch the bleeding.
    Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2022
  • But City held onto its lead the rest of the way as the Timbers couldn’t find the equalizer.
    oregonlive, 11 Mar. 2023
  • But Egypt found an equalizer in the 88th minute from Adel Ibrahim.
    Larissa Gao, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2024
  • Death is the great equalizer: All skeletons look the same.
    Maria Teresa Hart, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Despite a good start and a desire to keep a foot on the gas, an equalizer came in the 20th minute.
    Jon Arnold, Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2021
  • While Daniel could get the best of Betsy in the sprints, the distance events were an equalizer.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2021
  • Are the fires the great equalizer, the great divider or the great uniter of Los Angeles?
    Jennifer Medina, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The Lions had a chance in the closing minutes, but failed to get the equalizer.
    Fox News, 12 Aug. 2020
  • Should Iran score an equalizer in the next 9 minutes, the United States would be sent home short of the round of 16.
    David K. Li, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Alejandro Bedoya scored the equalizer off the corner kick in the 95th minute.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2024
  • The best chances for FCC in the second half would arrive in the closing stages of the match as the club pushed for an equalizer.
    Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 29 May 2021
  • So no, Madonna in your petal bath, this is not the great equalizer.
    Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2020
  • Sullivan lined up her equalizer shot and knocked it past Miller to tie the game at 1-1 in the 66th minute.
    Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2021
  • But New Jersey couldn't get the equalizer past Murray (34 saves) to lose for the first time since Oct. 24.
    Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2022
  • The Jets sound like a team determined to get after Goff, and that could be the equalizer.
    Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 18 Dec. 2022
  • But when the No. 11 Gaels spoiled those plans with the equalizer a little bit later, the No. 9 Saints still found a way to win.
    Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2022
  • But with the Galaxy playing with 10 men, the Quakes could not find the equalizer as they were sent to their fourth straight loss.
    Staff and Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2024
  • The Valkyries scored the equalizer with less than nine minutes left after a steal.
    David J. Kim, The Courier-Journal, 13 Nov. 2020
  • Christine Sinclair pulled one back in the 30th minute, and Sophia Smith scored a tenacious equalizer for the Thorns in the 57th minute.
    Caitlin Murray, oregonlive, 7 Oct. 2021
  • The hosts led 3-1 until Morata capped his hat trick with an equalizer in the 54th.
    Tales Azzoni, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Even when Allen jumped out to a lead, Nimitz found the equalizer with under 17 minutes to play.
    Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Penn State pushed hard for the equalizer, but LaFontaine made a trio of saves to settle things down by the 9-minute mark.
    Randy Johnson, Star Tribune, 19 Nov. 2020
  • The match certainly opened up since the equalizer and both sides felt this match was there for the taking.
    Matias Grez, CNN, 20 Oct. 2020
  • Florida pulled its goaltender down the stretch but was unable to get the equalizer.
    Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Triton had an answer less than a minute later when Hersey buzzed down the right side of the ice before beating Teagan Moreau to pot the equalizer on the Vikings’ first shot on net of the game.
    Jason Cooke, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2025

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