the seventh-inning stretch

noun

baseball

: the time between the two halves of the seventh inning when the people watching a game traditionally stand up and stretch their legs

Examples of the seventh-inning stretch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The real fireworks began during the seventh-inning stretch as the grounds crew emerged to remove the squirrel. — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

Former Cubs pitcher and World Series champion Kyle Hendricks will throw a ceremonial first pitch before Saturday’s game, and members of the 2016 World Series championship team will sing during the seventh-inning stretch. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

If Rob Manfred were to wake up tomorrow morning and decide to do away with the seventh-inning stretch, untold amounts of swearing and freaking out would ensue, even though the origins of the practice are murky and the exercise itself is largely an empty signifier. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Apr. 2026

Even the seventh-inning stretch, of all things, sounded different. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for the seventh-inning stretch

• etch
• fetch
• fletch
• ketch
• sketch
• vetch
• wretch