sinker

Example Sentences

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Previously, Soriano leaned heavily on his sinker, throwing it nearly half of the time over the past couple of years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Suddenly, hitters have to be prepared for Soriano’s high heat almost as often as his sinker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

These rulings have adopted Scalia’s historical account hook, line, and sinker.

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2025

I am a believer that you should not take the sentiment data hook, line, and sinker because we know that what a consumer says and what they do can sometimes be different things.

From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025

And the kid had fallen for it, hook, line and sinker, although the conversation had gone back and forth for a while.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier