sinker
Example Sentences
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On his first at-bat in the third, Rushing drove a first-pitch sinker to right field for a double.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 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
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
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
