spinner

Example Sentences

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But after Dunkley whacked spinner Nensi Patel to mid-off in the fourth over, England stalled and nobody was able to match Devine's proactive approach and fearless power-hitting.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

The other candidate is England's third left-arm spinner, Linsey Smith.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

In choosing their group to take on the stiff challenge of the Black Caps at Lord's, England will have to make decisions over their opening pair, spinner and pace bowlers.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

The left-arm spinner was summoned to the attack by Dean after nine overs and was immediately waving her arms to move her own field.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

If the spinner is spun one hundred times and the letters recorded, the probability that the word cat or warm will appear is very small, but the probability of some word’s appearing is high.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos