How to Use strikeout in a Sentence

strikeout

1 of 2 noun
  • Bradley got the next Mustang up to strikeout and then put the next in a 3-2 count.
    Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 May 2024
  • And his strikeout rate of 10.0 K/9 is right in line with the past three seasons.
    Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2022
  • The 21-year-old finished 0-for-3 with one walk and one strikeout.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 2 June 2022
  • The duo had tied with eight strikeouts as the previous high.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2024
  • For the first time in his big-league career, Webb failed to record at least one strikeout in a start.
    Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Ohtani has slipped into a slump over the past week with 15 strikeouts in his past 29 at-bats.
    Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 8 July 2024
  • By the end of the third inning, Greene had recorded eight of his nine outs via strikeout.
    The Enquirer, 18 Sep. 2022
  • Michael Maywood came on in relief, then got the next two outs on a grounder and a strikeout.
    John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Montgomery gave up two hits and a walk with one strikeout.
    Warren Mayes, ajc, 7 Aug. 2022
  • Hager walked off the mound with a smile, and retained the ball from his first major league strikeout.
    José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 29 May 2022
  • It’s the lowest strikeout rate of his career and the highest hits and homer rates.
    The Enquirer, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Out comes a record that fails and rebuilds and steps back up to the plate after a strikeout to hit a home run.
    Madelyn Dawson, SPIN, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Wilmoth's not afraid to pose or pump his fists after a big strikeout.
    Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 29 May 2022
  • And his strikeout rate of 11.02 whiffs per nine innings?
    Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Greene singled in the eighth and finished 2-for-4 with one strikeout.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 11 July 2022
  • His strikeout rate of 18.1 per nine innings would be the highest of all-time.
    Jerry Beach, Forbes, 31 July 2022
  • After a strikeout by José Altuve, Peña came to the plate with the Astros down to their last out.
    Michael Shapiro, Chron, 13 Oct. 2022
  • One analyst ranked him as the second best strikeout artist in the league.
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2023
  • His strikeout rate and hit rate were career-best marks.
    Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 19 Oct. 2022
  • He’s struck out eight times, dropping his strikeout rate from 29% to 21%.
    Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 9 Aug. 2024
  • His 168 strikeouts remain most on the team by a wide margin.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Abreu took over in the bottom of the seventh and struck out the side, with Montero adding a strikeout in a 1-2-3 eighth inning.
    Josh Criswell, Chron, 2 Nov. 2022
  • By contrast, the modern style is about home runs, strikeouts, and walks.
    Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
  • De León tied a WBC record with 10 strikeouts in 5⅔ innings.
    BostonGlobe.com, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Kuhl isn't a big strikeout pitcher but is off to a good start this season.
    Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 29 Apr. 2022
  • Starting a not fully healthy, strikeout-prone CT3 in Games 3 and 4.
    Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2022
  • The 31-year-old allowed four runs on two hits and three walks with two strikeouts across 2⅓ innings.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2023
  • Clemens reacted to his strikeout of Ohtani with a smile.
    Joe Reedy, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Miguel Cabrera, the eldest player on the roster, made up for a pair of strikeouts with a pair of walks.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 19 July 2023
  • Cannon got out of that jam with a flyout to center and a strikeout.
    Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2024
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strike out

2 of 2 verb
  • In the third, Herz struck out the side and followed that up with one more in the fourth.
    Andrew Golden, Washington Post, 15 June 2024
  • Rutschman didn’t strike out all week, and walked five times.
    Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 29 June 2021
  • Rogers did strike out two of his three batters faced in the ninth to record the save.
    Megan Ryan, Star Tribune, 12 June 2021
  • In the start for Akron, Bieber struck out four and allowed one earned run.
    Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The Dubs struck out on three pitches with a Paul George mega-trade.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
  • The move worked, as Stanton struck out on a check swing to end the inning.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Detmers came back to strike out the side in order in the third.
    Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Betts struck out on a slider that was below and wide of the strike zone.
    Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Hall struck out 27 in 10 innings in two wins this week.
    Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Alas, Calhoun began the bottom of the first with a strike out.
    Dallas News, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Suzuki threw a complete-game shutout and struck out nine at the Tokyo Dome.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
  • If the Rangers strike out on a shortstop and keep Jung in the minors, Ibanez could be the starter at third base.
    Jeff Wilson, Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2021
  • On a 2-2 pitch, Glasscock threw a change-up to strike out Bennett.
    Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 18 May 2022
  • After a two-out walk, Kilfoyl got Kerr to strike out and end the top half.
    Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 16 Mar. 2022
  • This year, the right-hander has drawn a career-best 53 walks and struck out 95 times.
    Chuck Murr, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The bet: that Foster would strike out no fewer than 18 men.
    Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2024
  • San Diego State commit struck out 74 and walked just 21 for the league runner-up.
    Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
  • In the two starts, Stone allowed seven hits, walked two and struck out 13 in the 12 innings.
    Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 2 June 2024
  • And so, the best players in history strike out or get out, 7 out of 10 times.
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Perez hung on to strike out Bobby Bradley on three pitches for the first out of the inning.
    BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2021
  • The 6-foot-7 right-hander didn’t allow a hit and struck out three in three innings.
    Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The shortstop went 0 for 4 and struck out swinging three times in Tuesday’s loss to the Royals.
    Emma Healy, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Richard, who had already struck out 10, then got two quick strikes.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Gough came in from the bullpen in the top of fifth to strike out West with the bases loaded for a decisive moment.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2022
  • Castillo held the Mets to one run on four hits, walked two and struck out nine in six innings (10-11).
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2024
  • In that five-game stretch, the Padres walked 18 times more than the Rockies and Yankees and struck out 16 times fewer.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2024
  • Players who get on base, don’t strike out much and go to the plate with the idea of using the whole field instead of just pulling the ball.
    Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 28 Apr. 2022
  • In six innings of play, the Kennedy batters didn’t strike out a single time.
    oregonlive, 3 June 2022
  • Pages struck out against closer Edwin Diaz in the eighth.
    Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
  • After striking out four times for a loss in late April, the crowd in Yankee Stadium had even booed the captain.
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024

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