called strike

noun

: a pitched baseball not struck at by the batter that passes through the strike zone

Examples of called strike in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The controversial called strike three that got his manager ejected proved to be the only time Canha made an out until extra innings, but the biggest of his four hits no doubt came with two strikes and two outs in the top of the ninth. —

Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2024 In recent years, steelworkers, truckers, bus drivers, railway workers, teachers, and sugarcane workers have called strikes to challenge the current regime. —

Eric S. Edelman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2020 Chicago White Sox starter Dylan Cease’s ninth pitch while facing Kyle Farmer in the fifth inning could have been called strike three. —

Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 17 Sep. 2023 For now, the UAW has called strikes at three final assembly plants, where vehicles are built to be shipped to consumers. —

Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 15 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for called strike

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