spinner

Example Sentences

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The G-Force Test Facility is a spinner that’s pitched as an astronaut training experience.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Part-time spinner Rachin Ravindra found turn to put the game beyond Sri Lanka with a career-best 4-27.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

For much of the first innings, though, Sri Lanka's bowlers looked like being the match-winners, with spinner Maheesh Theekshana taking 3-9 from his first three overs and fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera also impressing.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

New Zealand were struggling to read Maheesh Theekshana as the spinner claimed 3-9 in his first three overs.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

But the spinner is all apart with some of the rings under the table and some under the sink, and the cord is near the stove.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes