incurve

Example Sentences

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The first ball he pitched was an incurve, but it looked good to the batter, and he swung at it viciously.

From Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball by Duffield, J. W.

The other important curves are the incurve, shooting sharply to the left, and the drop, with their many variations, nearly every pitcher using some favourite curve.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various

He didn’t have either an incurve or an outcurve that was worth mentioning.

From Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball by Duffield, J. W.

If by any chance the supply of detritus is increased, they fill in between the horns, diminish the incurve of the bay, and so cause its beach to be more exposed to heavy waves.

From Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography by Shaler, Nathaniel Southgate

He had a nose like a shoemaker's thumb: there was a deep incurve from its wide tip to his forehead.

From D'Ri and I by Bacheller, Irving