Examples of sinker in a Sentence
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Doyle connected on a 92.4 mph sinker that was left over the plate.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2024
Ward homered for the Angels, his 13th, in the first inning, on a 3-1 sinker.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
Simply thread one onto the hook, let the sinker touch down, and no matter how much or how little the angler is paying attention, that grub is flapping away as the sinker kicks puffs of mud and sand.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 27 June 2024
Millas added a 428-foot first-pitch solo shot, his first homer this season, on another sinker down the middle to start the next inning.
—Spencer Nusbaum, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2024
Ward homered for the Angels, his 13th, in the first inning, on a 3-1 sinker.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
Simply thread one onto the hook, let the sinker touch down, and no matter how much or how little the angler is paying attention, that grub is flapping away as the sinker kicks puffs of mud and sand.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 27 June 2024
Millas added a 428-foot first-pitch solo shot, his first homer this season, on another sinker down the middle to start the next inning.
—Spencer Nusbaum, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
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“Sinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sinker. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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sinker
noun
sink·er
ˈsiŋ-kər 
1
: one that sinks
especially
: a weight for sinking a line or net
2
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