Examples of lefty in a Sentence
Our starting pitcher is a lefty.
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The Padres will deploy lefty reliever Wandy Peralta as an opener Friday night.
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Dennis Lin, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Starting a left-hander is about getting off to a good start against the dangerous lefties in the Dodgers lineup, beginning with Shohei Ohtani.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Fellow prospects Payton Tolle (No. 2) and Connelly Early (No. 6), both lefties, are also in Triple-A and could emerge as options as well.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
The lefty did more than bounce back, retiring 15 straight at one point and ending the night having allowed just one hit and one run.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2025
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Dennis Lin, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Starting a left-hander is about getting off to a good start against the dangerous lefties in the Dodgers lineup, beginning with Shohei Ohtani.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Fellow prospects Payton Tolle (No. 2) and Connelly Early (No. 6), both lefties, are also in Triple-A and could emerge as options as well.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
The lefty did more than bounce back, retiring 15 straight at one point and ending the night having allowed just one hit and one run.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Lefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lefty. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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