inning

[in-ing] / ˈɪn ɪŋ /

NOUN

turn

Synonyms

STRONGEST

round shot stint stretch

STRONG

accomplishment act action bit bout crack deed favor fling gesture go hitch move period routine say service shift spell succession time tour trick try watch

WEAK

go around

Antonyms

STRONG

cessation idleness inaction inactivity inertia repose rest stagnation stoppage

Example Sentences

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Mark Watt struck the final ball of the innings for six to boost Scottish hopes, but under lights on a good pitch it felt as though they were at least 10 runs short.

From BBC

“I’ve never done that before for baseball,” said South Hills pitcher Carson Baker, who struck out four in three innings.

From Los Angeles Times

“Because nobody believed that I was able to hit a home run in the ninth inning with one out, and in that spot. No way.”

From Los Angeles Times

He reached his hundred off 58 balls, hitting six sixes and 11 fours in all in the highest individual innings of the tournament so far.

From Barron's

But it became clear almost immediately Nissanka was operating on an entirely different level in Pallekele, playing "an innings for the ages," as Test Match Special commentator Daniel Norcross labelled it.

From BBC