Below you will find example sentences with "first inning". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

First Inning in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: inning
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 39
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 29.3 words

Words in this phrase

first inning

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • first can mean: Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest. Very common word
  • inning can mean: A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three pla... Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 4 start, 14 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

a scoreless first inning the grangers 1× but his first inning is still 1× from the first inning and the 1× in the first inning 1× in the first inning and 20 1× in the first inning and doubled 1× in the first inning and five 1× in the first inning and jack 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a good opening 1× after a scoreless 1× after falling behind 1× after shutting down 1× after ty southisene 1× caledonia spring grove 1×

Common sentence endings:

the second inning 3× 1 0 yankees 1× 3 road win 1× end the inning 1× enters the game 1× first four innings 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

runs 7× two 5× scored 4× game 4× home 4× five 4× lead 3× bottom 3× four 3× came 3× run 3× scoring 3×

Related phrases

first floor first lady first round first leg first innings first phase first nations first amendment first sight first edition

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around inning:

fourth inning 13×

Just before it in the phrase index:

first husband first half first grade first goal first generation first floor

Just after it in the phrase index:

first innings first instance first lady first leg first marriage first meal

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

first floor first lady first round first leg first innings first phase

Same ending:

ninth inning seventh inning sixth inning eighth inning fourth inning third inning

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "first inning" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 29.3 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a scoreless first inning the grangers, but his first inning is still, runs, two and scored stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with first floor, first lady, first round and fourth inning, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with first inning

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

After a scoreless first inning, the Grangers broke the game open with four runs in the second inning. (18 words)

Pitcher Stu Flesland responded to the rough first inning by striking out the side in the second inning. (18 words)

Kellogg fanned two batters in the first inning and retired the side in order on strikeouts in the second inning. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

On Tuesday, he was 3 for 4 at the plate with a double, home run, two runs scored and four RBIs as Laurel Highlands tagged with five runs in the first inning and five more in the sixth inning on their way a 13-3 road win. (47 words)

Pierre jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning, but Sturgis chipped away and scored 1 in the bottom of the first and added 4 in the 5th inning that proved to be the game winning inning. (40 words)

Monumental 1st inning sends Nationals to 1st World Series in franchise historyWashington is heading to the World Series for the first time in 86 years after the wild-card Nationals used a seven-run first inning and Patrick Corbin's. (40 words)

Example sentences (20)

Pierre jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning, but Sturgis chipped away and scored 1 in the bottom of the first and added 4 in the 5th inning that proved to be the game winning inning.

On Wednesday, the idea was for Severino to avoid the initial frame — an especially difficult one for him — but his first inning is still his first inning, no matter when he enters the game.

Solo home runs by Carter Putz in the first inning and Jack Penney in the fourth inning helped Notre Dame jump out to a 4-0 advantage after the first four innings.

Moore’s first hit came in the bottom of the first inning, when the Tennessee second baseman tripled to lead off the inning for the Volunteers.

Merrill Kelly snagged Manny Machado’s line drive in the first inning and doubled Nick Martini off first to end the inning.

Monumental 1st inning sends Nationals to 1st World Series in franchise historyWashington is heading to the World Series for the first time in 86 years after the wild-card Nationals used a seven-run first inning and Patrick Corbin's.

A good opening inning could set the tone for the Bucs, who are 15-1 when scoring in the first inning and 20-2 when scoring first.

Caledonia/Spring Grove came out swinging in the first couple of innings, scoring three runs in the first inning before exploding for nine more in the second inning, effectively putting the game out of reach.

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On Tuesday, he was 3 for 4 at the plate with a double, home run, two runs scored and four RBIs as Laurel Highlands tagged with five runs in the first inning and five more in the sixth inning on their way a 13-3 road win.

After a scoreless first inning, the Grangers broke the game open with four runs in the second inning.

After falling behind 1-0 in the first inning, Washington answered with three runs in the second inning, two in the third and one more in the fourth to take a lead they would not relinquish.

After Ty Southisene stole home in the first inning as Faith Lutheran starter Cash Martin delivered a pitch, he got the five-run second inning started with a two-out RBI single that scored Riley.

His seven-inning outing tied his longest outing of the season (Auburn) and was helped by a season-best three runs of support in the first inning.

Kellogg fanned two batters in the first inning and retired the side in order on strikeouts in the second inning.

Pitcher Stu Flesland responded to the rough first inning by striking out the side in the second inning.

The first inning was the $8 billion, the second inning we passed bipartisan legislation to make sure that workers that need to be home and small- and medium-size businesses will get paid,” he said.

After shutting down the Panthers in the top of the first inning, the Marines did their offensive damage in the bottom of the inning.

The second inning saw both Masahiro Tanaka and Zack Greinke improve their efficiency from the first inning, and the score remained 1-0 Yankees.

It was a pitcher’s duel of Ruiz versus Spillers over the first inning, as both hurlers fanned two in the opening inning.

The first five Tigers who came to bat on Monday reached base in the first inning and the first three all scored.

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