windup
Example Sentences
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The windup and sales pitch are the same, though: Deliver a sustainable, high-rising, championship build.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026
Watching junior right-hander Fabian Bravo of Sun Valley Poly High pitch for the first time, there was something strangely familiar about his windup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
“I saw his windup and he looked like he was calm and composed and I tried it. I felt more of a rhythm. I was able to calm down and pitch better,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
On Wednesday he was an automaton, almost like a windup toy.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2025
The original key had been lost in the fire, and all the other keys he found around the station and in the windup toys from the booth didn’t fit.
From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick
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