fastball
Example Sentences
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Nolan Ryan’s fastball, the power of ritual, musical daydreams and more.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
The Dodgers’ lineup lit up Angels starter Jack Kochanowicz’s fastball.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026
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
For most of them, that was a fastball.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
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