sinker

Example Sentences

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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

At the behest of new Angels pitching coach Mike Maddux, Soriano has reduced his sinker usage to 30% this season.

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

I put on a good-sized sinker and dropped into the white water close to the edge of the timbers of the dam.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway