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
• The second, in the 72nd minute, served as an equalizer for a 2-2 tie.
  — oregonlive, 5 Aug. 2022
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• The steady rain and muddy field was the equalizer on both sides of the ball, though, as the Pirates drove to the Allen Park 12 before fumbling.
  — Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press, 30 Oct. 2021
• The Timbers found a crucial equalizer in the sixth minute of first-half stoppage time.
  — oregonlive, 5 Aug. 2021
• But the idea of tech as the great equalizer alone is too myopic a solution.
  — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 23 Dec. 2021
• Sinclair scored the equalizer in the 84th minute, tapping in a shot from Kelli Hubly that bounced off the crossbar and down.
  — oregonlive, 10 Aug. 2022
• The Coyotes pressured Petersen and the Kings in the third but could not find an equalizer to force overtime.
  — Jose M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2021
• Mace scored the equalizer for the Current in the 94th minute, approaching the final whistle, to tie things up at 1-1.
  — oregonlive, 18 Sep. 2022
• The Toros found the equalizer in the 89th minute, as Juan Azocar finished a bicycle kick near the penalty spot to push the match to a 1-1 draw.
  — Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News, 29 May 2021
• Bellingham passed the ball back just outside the box to a streaking Cole Palmer, who drilled a long-range shot into the back of the net for the equalizer.
  — Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 14 July 2024
• In a commuter-heavy city, driving is one great equalizer.
  — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 13 Aug. 2024
• Jonathan David later latched onto a rebound and found the back of the net in the 80th minute, scoring a goal that appeared to secure Canada a comeback victory before Suarez’s late equalizer.
  — Nicky Wolcott, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2024

Last Updated: 21 Nov 2024