deep six
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Kiké Hernández, Rafael Devers and Michael Chavis also connected for Boston, which went deep six times in Monday's 13-4 win over Toronto.
From Fox News ● Jul. 22, 2021
Mike Tauchman, DJ LeMahieu and Didi Gregorius homered in the third inning, and New York went deep six times in a victory at Baltimore.
From Reuters ● Aug. 7, 2019
Ehire Adrianza hit a pair of two-run homer for the Twins, who went deep six times.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2019
He slowed, somewhat, in September, going deep six times but still producing a .937 on-base plus slugging percentage for the month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2018
The ditch is forty feet wide, and twelve feet deep, six of which is sometimes filled with water.
From The Spaniards in Florida Comprising the notable settlement of the Huguenots in 1564, and the History and Antiquities of St. Augustine, Founded A.D. 1565 by George R. Fairbanks
Under terms of the contract with Haberman and Thrush, Random House’s unilateral decision to deep-six Thrush meant he was free to keep the cash he had received for agreeing to write the book.
From Washington Post ● May 31, 2018
Pentagon sources, however, say a major reason behind the decision to deep-six Adm.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 27, 2017
No utterance has been enough to deep-six his campaign, though much of what he’s said since entering the race last June would have killed off anyone else.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2016
Rather than deep-six one of its most enduring female characters after Carol’s promotion, Marvel went in a bold new direction in a comics industry that rarely promotes nonwhite superheroes.
From Slate ● Apr. 8, 2014
In my mind, Neeson will deep-six his adversary and live to fight another day.
From The Guardian ● May 31, 2012
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