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Examples of pitch in in a Sentence
everyone at the office pitched in to buy a gift for the soon-to-be-wed couple
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Or one person working at a small company can be wearing multiple hats — doing the books and pitching in to unload trucks — triggering some gaps about retirement benefits when the person with all that knowledge leaves the company.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
Dodgers are still in control of their World Series destiny
Oct. 18, 2024
When a team lacks reliable starting pitching in the playoffs, such can be the unfavorable choices a manager is left with.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
Honeywell pitched in 18 games during the season, a lot of them in similar mid-game situations when the Dodgers needed multiple innings from him.
—Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 15 Oct. 2024
With resources already tight, Chicago has invested some cash into cleanup programs and has looked to the state and federal government to pitch in on recent storms.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1835, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Dictionary Entries Near pitch in
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“Pitch in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pitch%20in. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
pitch in
verb1
: to begin to work
2
: to contribute to a common task
all the students pitched in to make the dance a success
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