seam

Example Sentences

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Despite the different colours, the pink and red balls used in Australia do not offer different amounts of swing and seam movement to pace bowlers.

From BBC

A very good pitch is defined having "good carry, limited seam movement, and consistent bounce early in the match, allowing for a balanced contest between batters and bowlers".

From BBC

But this year in particular, it was often the new seams of meaning and feeling actors found in canonical texts, or the emotional truth they brought to new writing, that most impressed me.

From The Wall Street Journal

Science fiction bursts at the seams with bizarre extinction scenarios, usually delivered from space, like the one that precipitates Carol’s irritating life turn.

From Salon

A machine-made ball, it can feel bigger in the hand and has a smaller seam.

From BBC