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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This revelation is the film's most shocking curveball and, according to Derrickson, is what truly set the sequel in motion.
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Megan McCluskey, Time, 18 Oct. 2025
But the real curveball is adding a Neural Accelerator to every GPU core, transplanting the same high-horsepower technology from Apple's Neural Engine into all 10 graphics cores.
—PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2025
Scherzer did just that, striking out Randy Arozarena on a curveball.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
His changeup was paired alongside his curveball — which froze plenty of hitter —, and his fastball that helped set up the off-speed offerings.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
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Megan McCluskey, Time, 18 Oct. 2025
But the real curveball is adding a Neural Accelerator to every GPU core, transplanting the same high-horsepower technology from Apple's Neural Engine into all 10 graphics cores.
—PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2025
Scherzer did just that, striking out Randy Arozarena on a curveball.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
His changeup was paired alongside his curveball — which froze plenty of hitter —, and his fastball that helped set up the off-speed offerings.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 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 27 Oct. 2025.
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