How do you use Southpaw in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like lefty or mortal, plus the exact meaning.
Southpaw meaning
- One who is left-handed, especially in sports.
- A left-handed pitcher.
Synonyms of Southpaw
Using Southpaw
- The main meaning on this page is: One who is left-handed, especially in sports. | One who is left-handed, especially in sports. | A left-handed pitcher.
- Useful related words include: left-hander, lefty, mortal, somebody.
- In the example corpus, southpaw often appears in combinations such as: the southpaw, to southpaw, southpaw and.
Context around Southpaw
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 6 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Southpaw
- In this selection, "southpaw" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, mostly, tall, filipino, manju, marlon and position stand out and add context to how "southpaw" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 2019 tall southpaw manju got and a natural southpaw. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "southpaw" sits close to words such as accede, adhesion and adjudicate, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with southpaw
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Southpaw for Tybura and they touch gloves. (7 words)
Or L1 + R1 + Circle in the Southpaw position. (8 words)
Hard body kick from Malott as he switched southpaw. (9 words)
After hard-throwing southpaw Luke Little served as the Cubs’ opener and went one-two-three in the first, Chicago brought on right-hander Ben Brown, who gave up one earned run over four innings. (35 words)
Some in the boxing world have been outspoken over concerns that Fury may struggle to deal with the Ukrainian's southpaw stance however his, trainer SugarHill Steward, said that won't be the case. (34 words)
But, speaking out once more about his past, the former professional boxer, 59, said his family's fearsome fighting prowess stemmed from his tough-as-nails mother, Cissy, a 'natural southpaw'. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
Ennis fought the whole round, mostly southpaw, and it worked for him.
He was then in talks to unify the titles against WBC champion Tyson Fury, but negotiations collapsed and led the southpaw, 36, to a new opponent.
In her second World championship after 2019, tall southpaw Manju got the better of five-time New Zealand champion Cara Wharerau with a 5-0 verdict.
Joshua lost the unified world heavyweight titles to Usyk via decision in 2021, and the Briton was again beaten by the southpaw on points last summer.
Naoya Inoue became the undisputed super-bantamweight champion on Boxing Day after stopping Filipino southpaw Marlon Tapales in the 10th round in front of his adoring fans in Tokyo.
Or L1 + R1 + Circle in the Southpaw position.
Pratyush Raj tracks his journey from a promising youngster to becoming the latest southpaw in the Indian lineup.
Southpaw for Ferreira, though he’s allegedly a switch stance fighter.
The Mets traded for Blevins at the start of their 2015 pennant-winning campaign, but only received five innings from the southpaw.
The southpaw from India displayed his swift movement and intelligence to throw a combination of punches in the first round and gain momentum.
The southpaw walked six batters in just 1.2 innings of work, but managed to avoid any damage.
Unbeaten super lightweight southpaw Liam Paro (24–0) only had one fight in 2023, but it was a very impressive sixth-round KO of American Montana Love in San Francisco.
After hard-throwing southpaw Luke Little served as the Cubs’ opener and went one-two-three in the first, Chicago brought on right-hander Ben Brown, who gave up one earned run over four innings.
A low full toss from the left-armer, angled into the southpaw, heaved down deep mid wicket for four.
But, speaking out once more about his past, the former professional boxer, 59, said his family's fearsome fighting prowess stemmed from his tough-as-nails mother, Cissy, a 'natural southpaw'.
Hard body kick from Malott as he switched southpaw.
He needed just 85 pitches to stymie the Reds in a similar fashion as fellow southpaw Cole Irvin did in Friday’s win.
Rob Refsnyder gets the start at right field with a southpaw on the mound.
Some in the boxing world have been outspoken over concerns that Fury may struggle to deal with the Ukrainian's southpaw stance however his, trainer SugarHill Steward, said that won't be the case.
Southpaw for Tybura and they touch gloves.
Common combinations with southpaw
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the southpaw 19×
- to southpaw 3×
- southpaw and 2×
- southpaw on 2×
- southpaw position 2×
- southpaw for 2×
- fellow southpaw 2×
- southpaw stance 2×
- southpaw is 2×
- southpaw who 2×