How to Use splitter in a Sentence

splitter

noun
  • The splitter needs to do its part.
    Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 12 June 2026
  • That splitter was meant for down in the zone.
    Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • What kind of freak throws a 95 mph splitter?
    Andy Behrens, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The new brass liked his splitter, and told him to start throwing it more.
    Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • Pitchers who don’t throw a splitter?
    Eno Sarris, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • And why was Yates trying to adopt a splitter in the first place?
    Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 1 May 2025
  • The splitter was added in the middle of last season.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Both front and rear fenders have been widened, and a rather large splitter is found at the front.
    Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Which kindling splitter is best?
    Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
  • His unicorn splitter is in the strike zone enough to get batters to swing at it.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
  • But on the pitching hilltop, his gaze is lethal, as were his splitters.
    Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
  • His splitter has looked strong this spring, and his nice mix of pitches could play well in the bullpen.
    Matt Breen, Philly.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Later, Darvish found his killer splitter.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
  • So why don’t lefties throw splitters more often?
    Eno Sarris, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • Imai also throws a splitter, curveball and sinker.
    Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Command is less of an issue than the drop of Sipp’s splitter.
    Hunter Atkins, Houston Chronicle, 3 Mar. 2018
  • On the very next pitch, Keaton Winn spiked a splitter that bounced in front of home plate.
    Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • When Ohtani throws his splitter, this is the most common result.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2021
  • His fastball reached 98 mph to go along with a splitter and slider.
    Dave Hogg, The Seattle Times, 17 May 2019
  • The pitches giving him the most trouble are change-ups and splitters.
    Neil Greenberg, The Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2019
  • The aero team added the carbon-fiber front splitter and rear diffuser.
    Dan Neil, WSJ, 12 June 2021
  • Right-handers are four times more likely than left-handers to throw a splitter.
    Eno Sarris, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • His strikeout rate has spiked in the last two years with the success of his slider and splitter.
    Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 29 June 2021
  • But more telling is the way his splitter has profiled over his last 10 outings.
    Joe Noga, cleveland, 3 June 2022
  • Morris, whose career took off when Craig taught him the splitter, ran hot on the mound.
    Scott Miller, New York Times, 20 June 2023
  • Both pitchers are tall, have a strong splitter and made their debut at 22 years old.
    Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The splitter — which should’ve dipped beneath the zone — instead hung up for Drury.
    Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2022
  • Eovaldi’s splitter was in prime form.
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Cobb threw a splitter, which Mercedes smashed over the left-field wall for a solo home run.
    Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com, 4 Apr. 2021
  • Montas threw his splitter, a pitch that induces swing-throughs 52% of the time.
    Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Sep. 2021

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