the seventh-inning stretch
noun
baseball
: the time between the two halves of the seventh inning when the people watching a game traditionally stand up and stretch their legs
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The song was played spontaneously during the seventh-inning stretch of the opening game between the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs.
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James Powel, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024
Steve Weiner’s Orioles-watching routine was as predictable as the seventh-inning stretch.
—Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2023
When the seventh-inning stretch arrived, the Dodgers were cruising to an 8-2 win, and Juarez was ready to pop the question.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023
The air was brisk and the Dodgers were ahead 7-2 when fans started to sing during the seventh-inning stretch.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023
Another protester scampered onto the field before the seventh-inning stretch.
—Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2023
For the last 20 years, major league teams struggled to reach the seventh-inning stretch in 2:29.
—Dallas News, 27 Feb. 2023
James Powel, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024
Steve Weiner’s Orioles-watching routine was as predictable as the seventh-inning stretch.
—Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2023
When the seventh-inning stretch arrived, the Dodgers were cruising to an 8-2 win, and Juarez was ready to pop the question.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023
The air was brisk and the Dodgers were ahead 7-2 when fans started to sing during the seventh-inning stretch.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023
Another protester scampered onto the field before the seventh-inning stretch.
—Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2023
For the last 20 years, major league teams struggled to reach the seventh-inning stretch in 2:29.
—Dallas News, 27 Feb. 2023
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