curve ball

Example Sentences

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However, Belmont threw a Ye-style curve ball of his own earlier this year, when he opted to list the partially-completed home for $39 million, eventually reducing that price to $34.9 million.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 11, 2025

OK, so this is a bit of a curve ball.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

Connecting on a hanging curve ball, he sent his homer over the wall in left field to set off a wild celebration on the field and in the stands of Classic Park.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2024

Yet a sharp drawdown in the excess savings created by COVID-19 could be a curve ball that slams into bullish sentiment.

From Reuters • Jul. 31, 2023

Some of the boys said that I gave the old bended-knee sign for a curve ball.

From Pitching in a Pinch or, Baseball from the Inside by Mathewson, Christy