windup

Example Sentences

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He’s got a windup like the most famous No. 32.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

On Wednesday he was an automaton, almost like a windup toy.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2025

Early designs included fake vomit and a plastic robot called Mr. Machine, a windup robot that was transparent, allowing children to see how the gears worked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

Rojas wore Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s blue glove, wiggled the ball in it and hesitated during his windup.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025

Brayden rocks into his windup, and as soon as the ball leaves his hand, I see that the pitch is tailing off the plate.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner