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substitute hit
verb as in pinch hit
Weak matches
Example Sentences
They should have gone ahead when Rodrygo's shot was parried into Brahim Diaz's path but the substitute hit the post with a diving header when faced with an unguarded goal only a few yards out.
It was not straightforward for Leicester by any means and there were some nervous moments to endure in the closing stages, no more so than in the 83rd minute, when Jesús Corona, the Porto substitute, hit a right-footed volley that deflected off Marc Albrighton and cannoned off the near upright.
Inter, with Lukas Podolski making his debut as a halftime substitute, hit back in the second and Icardi levelled when he cleverly turned in Fredy Guarin's incisive pass.
Valdespin, a late-inning substitute, hit his first career slam to complete a Mets comeback that saved Harvey from his first loss of the season.
It appeared that the youngster, on as a substitute, hit his head on the pitch and was momentarily knocked out.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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