in the seam
Example Sentences
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The ever-reliable Scott Boland will replace Cummins in the seam attack alongside quick bowlers Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025
Doubts over the amount Stokes is able to bowl are a contributing factor in the selection of Stuart Broad ahead of Mark Wood to join James Anderson and Ollie Robinson in the seam attack.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2023
Listed at 6-foot-2, 225 pounds, he has the size to be a menace in the seam, where London’s star turn also first began.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2021
Their report released Wednesday blamed the spike on inconsistencies in the seam height of the baseballs, as well as “changes in player behavior.”
From Washington Times ● Dec. 12, 2019
I put my hand in my pocket and felt the crackle of thick paper seventy years old, and the new key weighing heavy in the seam of the threadbare woven wool.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
