sinker
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, Schlittler’s sinker, which he throws 20% of the time, veers aggressively downward and toward righties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
And to finish off the at-bat, he located a sinker at the bottom of the zone for a called strike three.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
So, he then threw a belt-high sinker down the middle of the plate that Pete Alonso smashed into the right-field bleachers for a three-run homer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026
In the sixth, Teoscar Hernández tacked on two more runs with an opposite-field home run after an errant sinker from Kochanowicz.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2026
And there they were I Not two or three, but at least a dozen, lashed together, each with a barbed hook and bolt sinker.
From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor
