DH
abbreviation
DH
1 American
Or
dh
abbreviation
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Racing. dead heat.
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dear/darling husband (used, especially by women, in digital communications to refer to one's husband).
My DH really likes this place.
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Baseball. designated hitter.
DH.
2
American
abbreviation
D.H.
3
American
abbreviation
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Doctor of Humanics.
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Doctor of Humanities.
Example Sentences
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Ohtani was in Tuesday’s lineup at designated hitter, and Roberts said he would DH on Wednesday as well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
And, if he does not start at pitcher, he could not start at designated hitter, come in later to pitch one inning and remain in the game at DH.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
The DH noted that Prof Hughes wrote to the prime minister in March asking him to set a clear timetable for the financial redress to be delivered without further delay.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026
So Ohtani isn’t permitted to move from DH to pitcher and then back to DH.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2025
I make it out as another DH approaching us head on from the deepening dusk.
From Test Pilot by Collins, Jimmy
“I don’t like to think I’m going be the first baseman or DH. I’m the catcher. I prepare myself to catch 162 games, more than that if we’re in the playoffs.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2020
“He can play the corner outfield spots, first base, DH. He gives us a lot of flexibility and makes us a deeper and more balanced team. “We felt like the bullpen was a strength.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2014
"I don't think you'll see the standard six-day-a-week DH. You'll see guys rotate through, and whoever is swinging the bat will get a lion's share of the playing time."
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2014
The critic Sylvia Lynd accused Murry of “boiling Katherine’s bones to make soup”; D.H.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
Discussing her encounters across several decades with works by such authors as Colette, D.H.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
She won her first Academy Award in 1971 as lead actress for her role as a headstrong artist in director Ken Russell's film of D.H.
From Reuters ● Jun. 15, 2023
“We shed our sicknesses in our books,” declares D.H.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2023
Like many other machines which are quick to respond to control, the D.H.
From The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force by Raleigh, Walter Alexander, Sir
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