Knuckleballer is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Knuckleballer meaning
A baseball pitcher known for throwing knuckleballs.
Using Knuckleballer
- The main meaning on this page is: A baseball pitcher known for throwing knuckleballs.
Context around Knuckleballer
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Knuckleballer
- In this selection, "knuckleballer" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Recognizable usage signals include to the knuckleballer for a and when a knuckleballer is pitching. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "knuckleballer" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with knuckleballer
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
There tends to be a higher incidence of passed balls when a knuckleballer is pitching. (15 words)
Saturday marked three outings that the Boston Red Sox turned to the knuckleballer for a start, and each time he’s given his team for more than what they needed to win. (32 words)
While teams with a knuckleballer on their pitching staff often employ a special "knuckleball catcher" who is equipped with a knuckleball mitt, similar to a first baseman's glove, it is still extremely difficult to catch. (36 words)
While teams with a knuckleballer on their pitching staff often employ a special "knuckleball catcher" who is equipped with a knuckleball mitt, similar to a first baseman's glove, it is still extremely difficult to catch. (36 words)
Saturday marked three outings that the Boston Red Sox turned to the knuckleballer for a start, and each time he’s given his team for more than what they needed to win. (32 words)
There tends to be a higher incidence of passed balls when a knuckleballer is pitching. (15 words)
Example sentences (3)
Saturday marked three outings that the Boston Red Sox turned to the knuckleballer for a start, and each time he’s given his team for more than what they needed to win.
There tends to be a higher incidence of passed balls when a knuckleballer is pitching.
While teams with a knuckleballer on their pitching staff often employ a special "knuckleball catcher" who is equipped with a knuckleball mitt, similar to a first baseman's glove, it is still extremely difficult to catch.