innings
Britishnoun
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(functioning as singular) cricket
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the batting turn of a player or team
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the runs scored during such a turn
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(sometimes singular) a period of opportunity or action
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(functioning as plural) land reclaimed from the sea
Example Sentences
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Banning 6, Durango 1: Oscar Chavez struck out five in 5⅔ innings.
From Los Angeles Times
Despite geopolitical uncertainties weighing on the broader market and worries over AI development, Muse said he thinks “we are in the early innings of a multiyear secular uplift for the semi-equipment industry.”
From MarketWatch
He struck out 12 in six innings in his season debut.
From Los Angeles Times
The LSU commit, who throws fastballs in the 90s, went five innings, giving up six hits while striking out three and walking two.
From Los Angeles Times
The left-handed batter struggled for form towards the end of last summer and hit just one half-century in 16 innings across all formats this winter.
From BBC
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