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How to use slugger in a sentence

10 example sentences · noun

Slugger means a boxer who tends to deliver hard punches. Example: “That will bring up the slugger, Jones.”

Examples of slugger by meaning

nounA batter who has a high percentage of extra base hits.

  • That will bring up the slugger, Jones.

nounBuddy, dude, champ.

  • Good to see you, slugger!

More sentences with slugger

  • They have to pitch to the slugger because there are no empty bases.From the entry empty base
  • Gil Hodges became the greatest circuit slugger ever to wear Dodger flannels.From the entry circuit slugger
  • The slugger is known for hitting rainmakers.From the entry rainmaker
  • This year's heavy hitter is Bobby Bonilla, the Pirates' slugger who's seeking to hit the biggest home run of his life.1991 November 20, Claire Smith, “On Baseball: Bonilla Barnstorming In Search of Best Deal”, in New York Times, retrieved 20 Aug 2014. From the entry heavy hitter
  • For example, I have not heard social critics charging that the baseball slugger Mark McGwire’s decamillion-dollar income is at someone else’s expense.2002, Young Back Choi, “Misunderstanding Distribution”, in Ellen Frankel Paul, Fred D[ycus] Miller, Jr., Jeffrey Paul, editors, Should…. From the entry decamillion
  • In any event, the German slugger nailed down 21 of his 39 victories by putting his opponent on Queer Street via the knockout route.1957 August 10, “Cronin's Corner”, in Los Angeles Times. From the entry Queer Street
  • The slugger had killed the blooper.1949, Jimmy Powers, Baseball Personalities: The Most Colorful Figures of All Time, New York, N.Y.: R. Field, →OCLC, page 254. From the entry blooper
  • The eccentric southpaw was in fine fettle, yielding only five singles and striking out 12 of the Dodger sluggers, much to the anguish of your slightly blimpish Uncle Wilbert Robinson.1930 August 11, “Cardinals Hand Severe Jolt To League Leaders”, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. From the entry blimpish

Meaning of slugger

  1. noun A boxer who tends to deliver hard punches.
  2. noun A batter who has a high percentage of extra base hits.
  3. noun Buddy, dude, champ.

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Questions about slugger in a sentence

How do you use slugger in a sentence?
Slugger is used as a noun. For example: “That will bring up the slugger, Jones.”
What is a short sentence with slugger?
“Good to see you, slugger!”
What does slugger mean?
Slugger means a boxer who tends to deliver hard punches.

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