fastball

Example Sentences

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His fastball, Mr. Brown writes, “demanded a reaction in 400 milliseconds.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

“Let’s just hope he doesn’t slip on any ballroom banana peels, though, if he can dodge a fastball, he can handle a quickstep!”

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

“He flooded the zone with his fastball, he’d get behind and he just had his way.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

Clarke struck him out on four pitches: a called strike, a swinging strike, a ball Clarke purposely launched high into the stands for laughs, then strike three swinging on a cut fastball.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

I had been catching long enough to judge a fastball just by the sound.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson