pinch-hit
verb
, ËŒpinch-\
Definition of pinch-hit
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pinch hit
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Synonyms for pinch-hit
Synonyms: Verb
cover, fill in, stand in, step in, sub, substitute, take over
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Examples of pinch-hit in a Sentence
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The rookie stood at home plate and watched his first pinch hit homer soar, then tossed his bat high toward the home dugout. — Jake Seiner, courant.com, "Lifelong Yankees fan Mike Ford lifts New York past A’s with walk-off homer," 1 Sep. 2019 Mike Yastrzemski, who didn’t start because of a bruised hand, pinch hit and struck out to end the game. — John Shea, SFChronicle.com, "Giants lose: Beede good, defense and baserunning are not," 26 Aug. 2019 With Berrios’ spot in the order coming up in the eighth inning, manager Rocco Baldelli opted to remove him and sent Nelson Cruz up to pinch hit. — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, "Jose Berrios shines as Twins pound Marlins," 31 July 2019 On Sunday, he was called on to pinch hit in the eighth and drew a walk to load the bases. — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, "Sam Travis proving Red Sox were right to put their faith in him," 28 July 2019 Curtis Granderson's one-out pinch hit home run off Braves reliever Anthony Swarzak in the eighth got Miami to within 3-1. — sun-sentinel.com, "Marlins stun Braves with four runs in ninth inning and walk-off sac fly in 10th," 11 Aug. 2019 Naylor pinch hit for him and greeted new Cubs reliever Pedro Strop with a line drive to the batter’s eye in center field that tied the game 5-5. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Padres continue to slide as defense gifts winning run to Cubs," 19 July 2019 Allen, who had been given a rest in the second game, was in the clubhouse eating a chili dog when summoned to pinch hit with two on and two outs in the bottom of the ninth with the Sox trailing 4-2. — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, "3 things to watch for in the White Sox-Yankees series, including Eloy Jimenez channeling his inner Dick Allen and Lucas Giolito eyeing win No. 10," 13 June 2019 This week, Alejandro de la Garza and Elijah Wolfson pinch hit for Jeff. — Elijah Wolfson, Time, "Lightsail 2's Successful Deployment Makes it the First Steerable Spacecraft Powered by the Sun," 26 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pinch-hit.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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pinch-hit
verb
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