sinker
noun
sink·er
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Treinen offered a steady diet of 96-mph sinkers, and Posey kept finding ways to foul them off. — John Shea, SFChronicle.com, "A’s need what Giants have: bullpen consistency," 25 Aug. 2019 Talangapas was rigged with 60-pound line and a sinker rig with a 4-ounce sinker down about 250 feet. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Bluefin catch a San Diego record for full-day boat," 13 June 2019 Treinen’s 11th pitch struck out Posey, but his first pitch to Evan Longoria, a sinker in, was hit through the left side for a two-run single. — John Shea, SFChronicle.com, "A’s need what Giants have: bullpen consistency," 25 Aug. 2019 The rig is cast into likely bass habitat, the sinker is allowed to hit bottom, and then the lure is very lightly twitched by moving or shaking the rod tip, just enough to make the lure come to life. — Frank Sargeant, al, "Try drop-shotting for late summer bass fishing," 18 Aug. 2019 On the field, Stroman’s trademark skill is forcing batters to pound his sinker into the dirt, his career groundball rate falls just below 60 percent. — Bradford William Davis, courant.com, "Mets close to acquiring Blue Jays ace Marcus Stroman for UConn’s Anthony Kay and Simeon Woods Richardson," 29 July 2019 In the third, Bassitt missed his target with a high sinker and might have gotten away with it, were eight-hitter Chirinos not red hot. — Hunter Atkins, Houston Chronicle, "Homers back Justin Verlander's gem as Astros take series from A's," 24 July 2019 In another at-bat, Rivera threw him a sinker — one of the first of his career, Baldelli believes — instead of his signature cutter. — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, "Twins’ Rocco Baldelli remembers facing hall of famers Rivera, Mussina and Halladay," 20 July 2019 When Stroman threw a low sinker, Urshela smacked it into left field for a two-run single. — James Wagner, New York Times, "Gio Urshela Keeps Doing All the Little Things for the Yankees," 14 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sinker.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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sinker
noun
English Language Learners Definition of sinker
: a weight used for holding a fishing line or net underwater
baseball
: a fast pitch that drops lower as it reaches home plate
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