Get to know Slugger better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like batter or hitter.
Slugger meaning
- A boxer who tends to deliver hard punches.
- A batter who has a high percentage of extra base hits.
Using Slugger
- The main meaning on this page is: A boxer who tends to deliver hard punches. | A batter who has a high percentage of extra base hits.
- Useful related words include: batter, hitter, batsman, ballplayer.
- In the example corpus, slugger often appears in combinations such as: the slugger, silver slugger, louisville slugger.
Context around Slugger
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 7 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Slugger
- In this selection, "slugger" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, former, yankees, freshman, ace, knows and finds stand out and add context to how "slugger" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ago former slugger jose abreu and an aging slugger who can. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "slugger" sits close to words such as aesthetically, apa and aqsa, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with slugger
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Freshman slugger Maddie Henry helps power Lincoln-Way East past Sandburg. (11 words)
Then, in the second paragraph, we get another slugger of a sentence. (12 words)
The slugger and the league leader in home runs went down in a heap. (14 words)
Amid Lindor’s struggles to start the season, his wife, Katia Reguero Lindor, shared a few over-the-line direct messages that she received last week that included both threats at the Silver Slugger-winning shortstop and their children. (39 words)
The Yankees slugger — sitting between Volpe, who was to Judge’s left, and fellow Bomber Harrison Bader — was suited up in a Rangers jersey with the big A, the hockey designation for assistant captain. (34 words)
After another historic regular season with the Angels, the slugger/ace is expected to command not only the most enormous contract in MLB history but in the history of North American sports. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
After another historic regular season with the Angels, the slugger/ace is expected to command not only the most enormous contract in MLB history but in the history of North American sports.
Although he is feeling great, the slugger knows it’s a problem that could return.
Anthony, for his part, said he prefers to think of himself as an all-around baseball player rather than a slugger or a bat-first guy.
Baker and Stone mended fences years ago, and though Baker said he has lost track of Sosa, he hopes the former slugger finds some peace with the Cubs organization.
Both the slugger and his team have awaited one of those hot streaks, but it has not come in a lost season.
During one of his many productive seasons before leaving for Houston a year ago, former slugger Jose Abreu confessed of his aggressive plate approach: “I like to swing.
Freshman slugger Maddie Henry helps power Lincoln-Way East past Sandburg.
He recalls 'Stros slugger Evan Gattis hitting a home run over the train tracks at Minute Maid Park in 2016.
One of the journalists who covers the monthly meetings of the full council is David McCann, deputy editor of the political website Slugger O'Toole.
Slugger’s play the ball not the man rule is a guardrail against such gameplay.
That trio includes Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani, Braves slugger Marcell Ozuna and the Nationals’ Joey Meneses.
Then, in the second paragraph, we get another slugger of a sentence.
The slugger and the league leader in home runs went down in a heap.
The slugger made his spring training debut Sunday as he continues to work his way back from offseason shoulder surgery – an injury that limited Votto to just 91 games in 2022.
The Yankees slugger — sitting between Volpe, who was to Judge’s left, and fellow Bomber Harrison Bader — was suited up in a Rangers jersey with the big A, the hockey designation for assistant captain.
Yankees slugger Aaron Judge briefly looked sideways in the direction of his dugout before hitting a homer in the eighth inning.
Yet he is being booked like an aging slugger who can’t catch up to a fastball anymore.
Amid Lindor’s struggles to start the season, his wife, Katia Reguero Lindor, shared a few over-the-line direct messages that she received last week that included both threats at the Silver Slugger-winning shortstop and their children.
Camp Grill, for their Sockeye Slugger, a bratwurst comprised of over 90% fresh salmon with a pineapple rhubarb habanero mustard topping.
Fortunately for the O'Neill and the Red Sox, the veteran slugger is on the mend.
Common combinations with slugger
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: