pitch in

verb

Definition of pitch innext
as in to contribute
to make a donation as part of a group effort everyone at the office pitched in to buy a gift for the soon-to-be-wed couple

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Recent Examples of pitch in After hurling six scoreless innings in Tuesday’s 2-0 win over the Cardinals, Weathers expressed a willingness to pitch in relief. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026 Borucki has now pitched in each of the past nine big league campaigns. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Tyler Mahle’s first pitch in a Braves’ uniform will come Friday night at Yankee Stadium. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Starter Blake Snell remained injured, with just three innings pitched in 2026 after only 61 innings in 2025. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pitch in
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contribute
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  • Associated Press writer Sam Metz in Jerusalem contributed to this report.
    — Fatma Khaled, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • In Saudi Arabia CNN’s Aida Karimi, Nadeen Ebrahim, Tim Lister, Ibrahim Dahman, Sophie Tanno, Nic Robertson, Sophia Saifi and Hira Humayun contributed reporting.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
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