curveball
noun
curve·ball
ˈkərv-ˌbȯl 
: a slow or moderately fast baseball pitch thrown with spin to make it swerve downward and usually to the left when thrown from the right hand or to the right when thrown from the left hand
curveball
verb
Examples of curveball in a Sentence
The batter struck out on a curveball.
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Krasner throws a variety of pitches: a four-seam fastball, a curveball, a slider and two types of change ups.
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Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2025
But there were also a handful of real curveballs, including two songs from his 2003 rock opera Greendale, and two deeply obscure CSNY tunes from their latter-day reunion albums.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2025
Yamamoto did get away with a fat curveball to Jackson Merrill.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
These small practices help people feel more anchored in a world full of curveballs.
—Daisy Auger-Domínguez, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
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Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2025
But there were also a handful of real curveballs, including two songs from his 2003 rock opera Greendale, and two deeply obscure CSNY tunes from their latter-day reunion albums.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2025
Yamamoto did get away with a fat curveball to Jackson Merrill.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
These small practices help people feel more anchored in a world full of curveballs.
—Daisy Auger-Domínguez, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for curveball
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“Curveball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curveball. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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