sinker
Example Sentences
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And to finish off the at-bat, he located a sinker at the bottom of the zone for a called strike three.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
So, he then threw a belt-high sinker down the middle of the plate that Pete Alonso smashed into the right-field bleachers for a three-run homer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026
And in a two-strike count, he stayed inside a sinker to launch his two-run blast to left-center field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
Suddenly, hitters have to be prepared for Soriano’s high heat almost as often as his sinker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
And there they were I Not two or three, but at least a dozen, lashed together, each with a barbed hook and bolt sinker.
From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor
