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pinch hitter

noun

Definition of pinch hitter

as in replacement

a person or thing that takes the place of another the business owners brought in a pinch hitter until a permanent manager could be hired

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Recent Examples of pinch hitter Andrew Vaughn flied out and pinch hitter Gary Sánchez walked, taking six straight pitches. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026 Otto Kemp, taking his first at-bat in the majors since May 20, was sent to the plate with two outs in the ninth as a pinch hitter and human sacrifice to Sale. — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Royals skipper Matt Quatraro countered with Carter Jensen, who entered as a pinch hitter. — Kansas City Star, 13 Sep. 2026 Roberts even said Ohtani was not being ruled out as a pinch hitter on Thursday, although that might have been more gamesmanship. — Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pinch hitter

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That includes construction, improvement, maintenance, repair and replacement of streets and sidewalks, as well as drainage, sewers and other related infrastructure.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026
The infrastructure work to create the tunnel, including road and drainage replacement, life safety systems and adding the structural elements, does not allow for separate lane closures, according to project information.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026

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For Morgan Stanley, investors will be watching strength in merger and acquisition advisory profits, as well as how the backup in bond yields that began in late August may affect lending, M & A activity and startup funding.

— Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
Hubbard has been carrying the weight of the run game pretty much by himself through four weeks; his usage wasn’t helped by the fact that backup running back Jonathon Brooks was placed on IR because of surgery to his core.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2026

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