How to Use strikeout in a Sentence

strikeout

1 of 2 noun
  • Ginn had five strikeouts and three walks.
    — Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
  • Ginn had five strikeouts and three walks.
    — CBS News, 20 June 2026
  • Half of his six strikeouts came from the pitch.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
  • The next game, three more strikeouts.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Ohtani took care of that threat with a ground out and two more strikeouts.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
  • One of his two strikeouts was against Judge.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Gray has 12 strikeouts and no walks this spring.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
  • His six strikeouts in that game were one shy of a season high.
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2026
  • Kiel led off the inning with a three-pitch strikeout.
    — Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
  • As was the pitcher who had the most strikeouts.
    — Chad Jennings, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The results were four strikeouts and more ground balls.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Feltner has five strikeouts against three walks so far.
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Wacha finished his night with three walks and five strikeouts.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
  • His four strikeouts tied a season high.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 May 2026
  • Muncy played third base again and was 0 for 3 with two strikeouts.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Ohtani stranded him with a grounder and two strikeouts.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Hill gave up three hits and a walk with six strikeouts in five innings.
    — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
  • Smith allowed one run on two hits with one walk and two strikeouts.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Márquez has five strikeouts against one walk through eight innings.
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Raleigh was 0-for-4 with three strikeouts.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Wilmoth's not afraid to pose or pump his fists after a big strikeout.
    — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 29 May 2022
  • Salmon has three strikeouts without a walk.
    — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Bichette is 2 for 19 with eight strikeouts.
    — ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • His third strikeout of the day sends the game to the bottom of the fourth.
    — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Skubal kept the ball from his 900th strikeout.
    — Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026
  • Rycroft allowed three runs (two earned) on six hits with one strikeout.
    — Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The right-hander gave up three hits and had four strikeouts with two walks.
    — CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Use this bonus to make picks on total bases, home runs, strikeouts and more.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Happ is 0-for-8 with five strikeouts so far in the wild-card round.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Three of his strikeouts were looking.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 14 Sep. 2025

strike out

2 of 2 verb
  • Ober struck out two and walked one.
    — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Dana struck out five and walked one.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Ohtani walked one and struck out six.
    — Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Erceg struck out two in the ninth for his sixth save.
    — Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Erseg struck out two in the ninth for his sixth save.
    — ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • None of them hit it out of the park, but no one struck out.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Glasnow struck out five and walked one.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Sasaki struck out four and walked three.
    — CBS News, 12 June 2026
  • Imanaga has struck out nine and walked one.
    — ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Ayala struck out nine and gave up three hits.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Chestnut struck out to end the threat.
    — Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Tatis struck out four times, twice on three pitches.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The left-hander struck out eight and walked one.
    — CBS News, 19 June 2026
  • Dawes saw this as her moment to strike out on her own.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Buehler struck out the side in each of the first two innings.
    — Doug Padilla, sun-sentinel.com, 21 July 2019
  • Judge was 2 for 8 with two walks but struck out five times.
    — The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Bowen struck out for the third time to end the 3-2 loss.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
  • Ohtani went hitless in three at-bats and struck out twice.
    — Wayne Sterling, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The 23-year-old struck out two to keep the deficit at one.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • And now Gus is striking out on his own.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Gary Morse struck out five in four innings.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • No team struck out less than the Royals did.
    — Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Luke Chau struck out five in six innings.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Gary Morse struck out eight in four innings.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
  • From there, Sdao strikes out Gates to end the threat.
    — Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Tyler Unter struck out six in five shutout innings.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Farris struck out five, and got 16 whiffs.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Rushing struck out on a slider in the dirt.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
  • Hilliard chased a pitch out of the zone for the strike out to get to Kemp.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 24 July 2020
  • Sox hitters struck out 20 times.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026

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