spinner
Example Sentences
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A frontline spinner needs to be identified, although an all-rounder like Rehan Ahmed or James Coles could be tried.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
All-rounder Danielle Gibson, pace bowler Issy Wong and 18-year-old spinner Tilly Corteen-Coleman received deals in excess of £100,000 in the inaugural Hundred auction.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
The G-Force Test Facility is a spinner that’s pitched as an astronaut training experience.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
The West Indies took 17 off the first over, bowled by left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
“Look, if anything happens to me or Boots, don’t let that spinner drink us. Toss us off the cliff, in a river, anything, okay?” he said.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.