How to Use lefty in a Sentence

lefty

noun

• Our starting pitcher is a lefty.
• Judge is 2 for 4 with no homers against the crafty lefty.
  — Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Sep. 2022
• The 6-foot-4 lefty is already throwing in the low-to-mid 90s.
  — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 10 July 2022
• The lithe lefty is a stand-up guy, credit him for that.
  — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2022
• The sweet-swinging lefty is in line to be among the first picks in this year’s MLB draft.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 21 Apr. 2023
• There, the lefty is … well, very efficient around the rim.
  — Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 July 2022
• Good news for the Tigers: No team has hit worse against lefties than the Guardians.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 17 Aug. 2023
• The lefty is back in the majors with his hometown M’s, with a shot at the playoffs.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 5 Sep. 2022
• The lefty walked one and struck out seven, including two in the first and the side in the seventh.
  — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2023
• The culprits, again, are the two big lefty bats in the lineup, Harper and Schwarber.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 5 June 2023
• The Sox sitting him sometimes when a lefty was on the mound didn’t help either.
  — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2022
• Story swiped second on Rodriguez, a lefty who is quick to the plate.
  — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2023
• But other than a new face, there was no change from the lefty bias of the declining show’s MC.
  — Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2023
• The lefty from Chatham, Illinois, struck out a career-high 12 batters, but his team fell to the Rangers 5-2.
  — The Courier-Journal, 31 July 2022
• The lefty would pair well with another blue-chip guard Labaron Philon.
  — Nick Alvarez | [e-mail], al, 1 Feb. 2023
• The 19-year-old, a natural lefty, has a reversible glove.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2023
• Ferguson has been the Dodgers’ top lefty for most of this season.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2023
• The other lefty who was in the rotation briefly after that was TJ House.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 23 July 2023
• The lefty from Oakland University has a sweet 3-point stroke and likes to play D.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2022
• And in that vein, lefty Blake Snell and the Padres’ motivations will be highly aligned.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2023
• The only blemish was Jake Cronenworth’s homer in the bottom of the fourth off lefty Alex Vesia.
  — Chuck Murr, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
• What this means for Tampa Bay An extended injury to the 26-year-old lefty is a blow for the Rays.
  — Anthony Gharib, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2023
• Michael Lorenzen’s groin issue means the 25-year-old lefty is in the rotation.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2023
• Always on the go, the lefty will attack the basket, push the ball and raise up, forever on the attack and the main driver of the high pace.
  — Mark Deeks, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
• And, hey, look at Joc Pederson getting a rare start against a lefty.
  — John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 July 2022
• The lefty ace was dialed in from the start, allowing just one hit (a bunt single) through the first 3.1 innings.
  — Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Apr. 2023
• The lefty allowed just one run on five hits over six innings, with six strikeouts.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 2 Sep. 2023
• Here, his picturesque lefty jumper is the main attraction.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 25 July 2023
• With a lefty at the plate, Story might be shifted toward the right field grass, giving him more room to range to his right.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2022
• Her coach says this lefty has the ability to take over games with her serving and passing.
  — Mike Frainie, Baltimore Sun, 29 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024