How to Use sinker in a Sentence

sinker

noun

• Hill still throws his sinker 81% of the time.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026
• The sinker was good and the changeup was good.
  — Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
• It’s made his sinker seem more severe at the very least.
  — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
• His sinker produced one swing-and-miss and two called strikes.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2021
• Ryan throws both his 4-seam, and sinker at 94 miles per hour.
  — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
• And then there have been nights when the sinker gets away from him and flatten outs.
  — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram.com, 31 May 2017
• One fastball, one on a sinker and one on a slider.
  — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2026
• And then last night, the sinker was not his only problem.
  — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2026
• Miles was a 6-foot-3 righty with an elite, upper-90s sinker.
  — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 26 May 2026
• The swollen finger from catching a sinker wrong.
  — Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
• That leads to them not barreling the sinker.
  — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 7 May 2026
• Torre told him to feed González sinkers for a double-play grounder.
  — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
• Not that the world takes the Chinese word hook, line, and sinker.
  — Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2020
• The next pitch was a sinker that stayed up and Chapman hit it hard.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023
• His first came on a sinker with a 2-0 count in the third inning.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2022
• Bellinger drove a sinker to left-center for a home run in the fourth inning.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2023
• So long as the balls remain juiced, his sinker will serve as the perfect weapon.
  — Si.com Staff, SI.com, 27 Mar. 2018
• Don’t be afraid to use a sinker of up to 4 ounces on deep, fast-flowing rivers.
  — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 13 June 2024
• The rig was held steadfast in the surf by a 4-ounce pyramid sinker.
  — David A. Rose, Field & Stream, 15 Mar. 2021
• So started working a heavy sinker through the grass, and caught one that was five pounds.
  — Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 25 Sep. 2020
• The path to least resistance went through the sinker, and grounders were prized more than whiffs.
  — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 22 May 2025
• Gallen went with another sinker; Adames sent it over the fence.
  — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
• Snider went from being sinker-heavy to leaning on the four-seamer.
  — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
• By all accounts, King has been making progress with his sinker for weeks.
  — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2026
• His sinker and four-seam fastball can both reach the upper 90’s.
  — Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 24 Mar. 2026
• Two of three sinkers put in play were hard-hit, per Statcast, but all three went for outs.
  — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2026
• Jorge Polanco jumped on the first pitch of his at-bat, a sinker, for a three-run homer.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2022
• Patrick pounded the strike zone with his cutter, sinker and four-seam fastball.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
• The sinker completed a three-pitch strikeout — his ninth punch-out of the day.
  — Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2021
• And nearly 60 percent of the sinkers that have been hit have been ground balls.
  — Matt Breen, Philly.com, 1 June 2018