How to Use the seventh-inning stretch in a Sentence

the seventh-inning stretch

noun
  • Give it a listen, and stick around for the seventh-inning stretch.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 14 July 2025
  • Even the seventh-inning stretch, of all things, sounded different.
    — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • And then another downfall just before the seventh-inning stretch.
    — Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder grabbed the microphone for the seventh-inning stretch.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The winning racers will represent their respective condiments in the finals, taking place during the seventh-inning stretch.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
  • William Howard Taft was the first president to throw out a ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game in 1910 and, as legend had it, helped popularize the seventh-inning stretch.
    — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The Masters’ green jacket, the haka before New Zealand rugby matches, the seventh-inning stretch in baseball—these rituals are not just trimmings but the connective tissue of sport.
    — Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Bailey and coach Bret Bielema led Wrigley Field in singing during the seventh-inning stretch as part of Illini Night at the Cubs-Athletics game.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
  • Dutchie Caray — the widow of Cubs TV play-by-play announcer Harry Caray — led the seventh-inning stretch during opening day at Wrigley Field.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • On Thursday the Cubs replayed a video of late Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker performing the seventh-inning stretch at Wrigley, a moment that united fans from both cities.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Harry Caray takes on the seventh-inning stretch (1977) North Siders might not recall that broadcaster Harry Caray belonged to the South Side first.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
  • If Rob Manfred were to wake up tomorrow morning and decide to do away with the seventh-inning stretch, untold amounts of swearing and freaking out would ensue, even though the origins of the practice are murky and the exercise itself is largely an empty signifier.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Apr. 2026
  • McDonough introduced numerous innovations during his 17 years with the Cubs, including the annual Cubs Convention and initiating the idea of a guest conductor singing the seventh-inning stretch after broadcaster Harry Caray’s death in 1998.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025

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