sinker

Example Sentences

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And in a two-strike count, he stayed inside a sinker to launch his two-run blast to left-center field.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 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

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

But after throwing one more ball and falling behind 2–0, Ortiz served up a belt-high sinker on the inner half of the strike zone.

From Slate • Nov. 11, 2025

This one hangs out in the same crowd with hook, line, and sinker and lock, stock, and barrel. can of worms.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner