How to Use ninth in a Sentence

ninth

noun

• Rogers drilled his second home run in the ninth to make it 10-5.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 10 June 2023
• Devin Williams picked up his 17th save of the year with a perfect ninth.
  — Journal Sentinel, 2 July 2023
• The series is eighth in school history and the 290 ninth.
  — Melanie Laughman, The Enquirer, 20 Jan. 2024
• Leclerc, the Rangers’ displaced closer, pitched a 1-2-3 ninth in a one-run game.
  — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 17 June 2023
• Then came Dubois’ second goal in as many games and ninth of the season at 5:20.
  — Bob Sutton, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2024
• Friday's goal was her ninth of the season for a team that has struggled to score in 2017.
  — Gary Larsen, chicagotribune.com, 6 May 2017
• Alton Davis pitched around a single, a walk and a hit batter in the ninth to pick up his sixth save.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 26 Jan. 2023
• Raidel Martinez pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for the save, striking out Darryl George on the eighth pitch of the at-bat for the final out.
  — Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2023
• Jeremy Jeffress worked a 1-2-3 ninth, and the Brewers were back in the playoffs for the first time in seven years.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2023
• Bryan Shaw breezed through the eighth and Cody Allen recorded an uneventful ninth.
  — Zack Meisel, cleveland.com, 11 June 2017
• Carroll added a double in the eighth and a single in the ninth to finish a home run short of the cycle and stole his 19th base in the ninth as well.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2023
• RHP Phil Maton (3.54) struck out two and stranded a walk in a scoreless ninth for his ninth save.
  — Jeff Sanders, sandiegouniontribune.com, 28 May 2017
• Betances struck out two of three batters in the eighth inning, and Miller pitched a scoreless ninth.
  — Seth Berkman, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2016
• Craig Kimbrel allowed one hit in a scoreless ninth for his 20th save.
  — courant.com, 19 June 2017
• Ryan Pressly pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his seventh save in seven chances..
  — Sarah Trotto, Chron, 14 May 2023
• Dayan Diaz (1-1) allowed one hit in a scoreless eighth for the win, and Ken Giles pitched a scoreless ninth for his 19th save.
  — Combined Wire Services, courant.com, 2 July 2017
• The championship is also a state-record ninth for coach Tim Bordenet.
  — Lewis Bagley, The Indianapolis Star, 18 June 2023
• Hayes added his team-high ninth of the season in the third inning, and Engel smacked his seventh of the season during the sixth inning.
  — charlotteobserver, 25 May 2017
• After the game resumed, call-up Nick Robertson pitched a perfect ninth.
  — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2023
• Houston is ranked third, Austin fifth and San Antonio ninth.
  — Lana Ferguson, Dallas News, 1 Aug. 2023
• Nomar Mazara’s two-run homer in the ninth pulled the Rangers to within a run and Lucroy followed with an infield single.
  — Stefan Stevenson, star-telegram.com, 2 May 2017
• Dylan Floro bounced back from a rough outing the night before, pitching a perfect ninth for his first save.
  — Paul Newberry, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2023
• Gilbert needed just three pitches to get through the eighth, setting up a dramatic ninth.
  — David Brandt, ajc, 15 Aug. 2021
• Michigan State football capped off a red-hot day in the transfer portal by landing their third player of the day and ninth of the cycle.
  — Detroit Free Press, 8 Jan. 2024
• Jonathan Hernandez pitched a scoreless eighth inning, and Will Smith earned his third save of the season with a perfect ninth.
  — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2023
• Woodruff allowed just two hits and one walk in eight innings with 10 strikeouts, and Hader worked a clean ninth as the Brewers topped the Cardinals, 3-0.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Sep. 2020
• A life sentence, on the other hand, would seem to suggest that, whatever the opaque mathematics of race, a black life is worth less than one-ninth of a white one.
  — Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2017
• The throng rose to its feet in the tense final minutes as the Orioles threw Bryce Harper out at the plate in the eighth inning, keeping the game tied, and then scored in the ninth to take home a series-opening win.
  — Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 24 July 2023
• Ruben Garcia threw two scoreless innings and Joe Johnson pitched a scoreless ninth.
  — Randy McRoberts, The Aegis, 29 June 2017
• He is followed by his children — making little Alix ninth in the line of succession.
  — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024