How to Use radar gun in a Sentence

radar gun

noun
  • But there weren’t radar guns at the time.
    — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • If there were no radar gun, there would have been no way to know.
    — Nick Piecoro, azcentral, 5 Apr. 2018
  • Kids who can break a radar gun but don’t know how to pitch are prized.
    — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 2 Mar. 2018
  • At times, his speed got up to 100 miles per hour on the radar gun.
    — Jill Martin, CNN, 2 Apr. 2018
  • Cole said much of the same when questioned about his radar gun readings.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 June 2024
  • But teams rarely give up on pitchers who can hit triple digits on the radar gun.
    — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2020
  • Outfielders can’t just look at the radar gun and decide where to stand.
    — Lee Judge special To The Star, kansascity, 1 May 2018
  • About six scouts showed up to watch, their iPads and radar guns at the ready behind home plate.
    — Billy Witz, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2018
  • Or Mike Brito with a radar gun, cigar and Panama hat.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
  • Shota Imanaga knows his strength on the mound doesn’t come from lighting up a radar gun.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Yes, amateur tinkerers have made radar guns that jam and drop them from the sky.
    — Popular Mechanics, 5 Sep. 2017
  • His first fastball hit an impressive 90 miles per hour on the radar gun.
    — Stephen Smith, CBS News, 3 Aug. 2019
  • But what about that famous radar gun reading in 1974?
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 19 June 2026
  • Christian got video as Nathan lit up the radar gun, hitting 96 mph.
    — Evan Hilbert, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2019
  • Pitchers are difficult to project, even those who can hit mid-90s on the radar gun.
    — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 22 June 2020
  • When the game started, the scouts moved to the seats directly behind home plate and raised their radar guns.
    — Dylan Hernandez, latimes.com, 12 Sep. 2017
  • Hitting as high as 99 mph on the radar gun, the 6-foot-9 lefty struck out the side in the fourth and the fifth.
    — Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 19 May 2026
  • Forget about rankings, radar guns or who has scholarship offers.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Tapia, credited with a 101-mph pitch on the Saints' juicy radar gun, walked him in the third.
    — Star Tribune, 8 June 2021
  • The radar gun, once the lone tool of measurement, now is to pitching what the abacus is to computing.
    — Tom Verducci, SI.com, 6 Oct. 2017
  • Hicks hit 105 mph on the radar gun twice, in a five-pitch at-bat against Odubel Herrera.
    — Michael Beller, SI.com, 23 May 2018
  • The Sox don’t want their pitchers putting any extra zip on their pitches this early to try to light up a radar gun.
    — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Feb. 2020
  • When the radar gun kept popping up 92s and 93s last year, there was reason for concern.
    — Michael Beller, SI.com, 5 Feb. 2018
  • The officer held up a radar gun showing a speed of 89 mph, according to the video.
    — Tina Burnside, CNN, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Pitches that light up the radar gun at 97 and 98 mph really shouldn’t be able to move like this.
    — Michael Beller, SI.com, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Herrera worked around a one-out single, touched 98 mph easily on the radar gun and struck out a batter.
    — Maria Torres, kansascity, 3 Mar. 2018
  • That hardly fazed the right-hander, who came out firing and hit 102 mph on the radar gun in the first inning.
    — Bob Huhn, Star Tribune, 1 June 2021
  • There was a time not too long ago when fans would cheer when the scoreboard radar gun registered 100 miles-per-hour for a pitch.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 8 May 2021
  • There will be plenty of major league scouts with radar guns behind the backstop when Connor pitches this spring.
    — Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Ashby also touched 99 mph on the radar gun during an at-bat against Juan Soto.
    — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2021

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