beanball
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of beanball
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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La Russa is a longtime zealot in the sport’s beanball holy war.
From Slate ● May 19, 2021
After a beanball, you act as if it never happened because brawling is unthinkable.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 22, 2020
Charlie Brown’s qualms about throwing a beanball make him a world-historical hypocrite, according to the others.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 6, 2019
Rays manager Kevin Cash said Thursday’s beanball incident that got New York pitcher C.C.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 28, 2018
Rick realized the professor had chosen an apt simile when he said beanball.
From The Pirates of Shan by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)
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