How to Use inning in a Sentence

inning

noun

• She hit a double in the fourth inning.
• But that first inning led to more.
  — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
• Boles flies out to start the inning.
  — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 24 Feb. 2026
• Skubal went on to pitch six innings.
  — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
• He is set for one inning in that game.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
• The first inning should have been a tipoff.
  — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 26 Oct. 2025
• His first home run came in the third inning.
  — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
• Kikuchi gave up just one run in six innings.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
• Pate pitched the first five innings.
  — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
• Tolle gave up three runs on six hits in six innings.
  — CBS News, 21 June 2026
• The team with the most runs in an inning gets a point.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
• Then he got knocked around for five runs in the first inning.
  — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2022
• There were nerves in the first inning and nerves the whole time.
  — CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
• Teel ripped a pitch down the first-base line in the sixth inning.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
• Blake Treinen gave up a run that inning.
  — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
• Give me the Reds through five innings.
  — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
• In the third inning, Bichette watched once more.
  — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
• Four straight hits off Teng opened the fourth inning.
  — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 10 May 2026
• Lowe also tripled home a run in the first inning.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
• Varsho scored later in the inning on a wild pitch.
  — CBS News, 17 May 2026
• Cameron got a key double play in the fourth inning.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
• The first two batters of the inning had reached base.
  — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
• Horner had not played an inning in the minor leagues.
  — Doug Haller, New York Times, 1 June 2026
• Sam Cozart is on the mound for his third inning of work.
  — Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 22 Mar. 2026
• Third time through the order in the sixth inning?
  — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
• Abrams hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning.
  — CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
• The Dodgers got one back in the top of the fourth inning.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
• The lefty was fading in his fourth inning.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
• The pair then went single-homer in the third inning.
  — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
• Tough matchup with the bases loaded in the fourth inning?
  — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026