How to Use comebacker in a Sentence

comebacker

noun
  • Woad then hit her pitch 10 feet past and missed the comebacker.
    — CBS News, 21 June 2026
  • In that game, Estevez took a comebacker off his left foot.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026
  • He was hit in the left calf on a comebacker by Pollock in the fifth, but walked it off.
    — USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2017
  • Brasier was hit in the head by a comebacker while working back from a calf injury.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2021
  • One hit came on a comebacker that smacked him in the backside in the second inning.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
  • His 9-foot par putt rolled 3 feet by and his comebacker for bogey hit the hole and bounced out.
    — Will Graves, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Apr. 2022
  • Govel even gritted through a nasty stinger on a comebacker in the bottom of the fourth.
    — Jack Vita, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
  • Jones was caught off third base on a comebacker to the mound by Candelario.
    — George Sipple, Detroit Free Press, 18 June 2018
  • Shane Smith fielded a comebacker with one out in the first inning.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Mahle walked the next batter, but fielded a comebacker to end the inning.
    — Zach Buchanan, Cincinnati.com, 7 Sep. 2017
  • Another came on a comebacker that nailed his right-pitching thumb in the fourth.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
  • The comebacker occurred on the final pitch of his six-inning start.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Busdar Graterol got out of the jam with a popout, strikeout and comebacker.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Oct. 2020
  • Brown kept the inning alive with a scorching comebacker toward the mound.
    — Nubyjas Wilborn | [email protected], al, 2 June 2023
  • The devastating comebacker changes his life in all kinds of ways.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 July 2026
  • The devastating comebacker changes his life in all kinds of ways.
    — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
  • But the comebacker to the face at the start of the fifth halted what appeared to be a good run of starts in the making.
    — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Detmers also was hit in the hamstring by a comebacker for an infield hit.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
  • Govel even gritted through a nasty stinger on a comebacker in the bottom of the fourth inning.
    — Jack Vita, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
  • He got hurt when struck by a comebacker while pitching against the Mets on March 2.
    — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Kochanowicz got off to a decent start, despite getting hit in the foot by a sharp comebacker.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
  • Oh and Island’s one hit was nearly a comebacker right back to Carter.
    — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 24 June 2019
  • Randy Arozarena then hit a comebacker that Pomeranz got just enough of to slow it down.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The comebacker had been too much, though Snitker said an X-ray showed no damage.
    — Alan Blinder, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2022
  • He got hit on the inside of his left foot on a comebacker by Chris Owings to lead off the ninth.
    — Jill Painter Lopez, The Seattle Times, 17 May 2019
  • Headrick recently took a comebacker off his arm.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Daulton Varsho then hit a comebacker to Kochanowicz, who made a bad throw to first, for an error.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
  • Claudio couldn’t field a soft comebacker to the mound and Rougned Odor’s throw to first was in the dirt to load the bases.
    — Stefan Stevenson, star-telegram, 27 May 2017
  • The right-handed reliever had been struck with a comebacker on his left arm on Tuesday night.
    — Shayna Rubin, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Marquez tried to bare-hand a comebacker in San Diego and the ball bounced off the palm, just below his thumb.
    — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 7 June 2017

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