How to Use retire the side in a Sentence
retire the side
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Grothues went on to retire the side in order in the sixth and seventh to pick up the victory.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 7 Mar. 2026
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Bilka settled in from there to retire the side, but the damage was already done.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
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Dylan Volantis needed just six pitches to retire the side in the top half of the inning.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 15 Feb. 2026
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Taylor struck out one while only needing nine pitches to retire the side during the home opener.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
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Jacob Webb picked up his team-leading fourth save with a clean nine-pitch ninth inning to retire the side on three groundouts.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
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Ashby worked around a leadoff walk of Shohei Ohtani, but recovered to retire the side.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2025
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The Padres faced Drew Pomeranz the next inning, then allowed the rejuvenated ex-San Diego lefty to retire the side.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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