How to Use rosin in a Sentence

rosin

noun
  • Bauer went to the rosin bag to try and get a better grip on the ball.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland.com, 5 June 2017
  • Loaisiga asked that a rosin bag be brought to the mound with the bases loaded.
    — courant.com, 21 Sep. 2020
  • Melvin said pitchers will need more than rosin, which is legal, to get a good grip.
    — John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 June 2021
  • The strain of our new rosin currently on shelves is Spritzer.
    — Lindsey Bartlett, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Hitters have largely been fine with sunscreen and rosin for grip.
    — Tim O'Donnell, The Week, 15 June 2021
  • Pitchers can use rosin on their pitching hand, wrist and forearm.
    — Andrew Hammond, Detroit Free Press, 5 Aug. 2021
  • When heat is added to the process, the resulting compound is called rosin hash.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, latimes.com, 20 Apr. 2018
  • So far, reports of pine rosin in cannabis extracts have been few and far between.
    — Troy Farah, Discover Magazine, 8 Sep. 2021
  • For that matter, bring your own pine tar to the on-deck circle, your own rosin bag to the mound.
    — John Shea, SFChronicle.com, 24 June 2020
  • Of course, any gripping agents beyond rosin have long been against baseball’s rules.
    — New York Times, 25 June 2021
  • Next, rosin and gum were used to burn coals into the tree, which were removed by scraping with shells.
    — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 10 Oct. 2022
  • The powdered rosin is extracted from the sap of fir trees and is sticky in nature.
    — John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 June 2021
  • There is no stepping out of the batter’s box or fidgeting with the rosin bag.
    — Jason Horowitz, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Making rosin does not require solvents such as butane and propane.
    — Jackie Borchardt, Cincinnati.com, 15 Nov. 2019
  • Pitchers are allowed to use rosin, but they aren’t permitted to put it on their gloves.
    — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 20 Aug. 2021
  • Umpires are also required to check teams’ rosin bags before games.
    — John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 June 2021
  • Technically, the rosin helps the dancers’ shoes keep a grip on the slippery stage floor.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2019
  • The pitcher said what the umpires found was a combination of rosin and sweat.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2021
  • Scherzer said the sticky stuff was a combination of legal rosin and sweat.
    — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The first recall was just a month ago and involved a rosin made by One Orijin.
    — Laura Hancock, cleveland, 22 Dec. 2019
  • Apparently the old standby of sweat and rosin works pretty well, too.
    — Tim Dahlberg, Star Tribune, 26 June 2021
  • In the past, rosin bags, which pitchers use to enhance grip on the mound, were different at each ballpark.
    — Jorge Castillostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2022
  • Players rushed to the mound, spraying rosin and water in a frenzy of adrenaline and joy.
    — Tyler Foy, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2022
  • The major league rules committee mandates that pitchers must have access to a rosin bag.
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The rosin was tested in its final form and passed all tests, including microbial tests.
    — Jackie Borchardt, Cincinnati.com, 15 Nov. 2019
  • The league banning the combination of sunscreen and rosin is a complete joke.
    — Tim O'Donnell, The Week, 15 June 2021
  • They will not be allowed to combine rosin with another substance like sunscreen.
    — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 16 June 2021
  • As Encarnacion finished his trot, Sale slammed the rosin bag to the ground.
    — Dennis Manoloff, cleveland.com, 6 Aug. 2017
  • For instance, what happens if a pitcher wears sunscreen for an outdoor day game and comes in contact with the rosin bag?
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 June 2021
  • Larson and her business partner now produce all of Toucan's rosin bags.
    — Tribune News Service, OregonLive.com, 31 July 2017

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