windup
Example Sentences
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After Bravo’s arms go up over his head in his windup, he also does a brief hesitation breathing in and out before throwing the ball toward home plate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
On Wednesday he was an automaton, almost like a windup toy.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2025
Early designs included fake vomit and a plastic robot called Mr. Machine, a windup robot that was transparent, allowing children to see how the gears worked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
Rojas wore Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s blue glove, wiggled the ball in it and hesitated during his windup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2025
As I watch her windup, the questions I typically try to shove down rise right on up.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
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