letter-high
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Bellinger had no business even swinging at the letter-high fastball from Jackson, let alone crushing it 399 feet over the fence in right-center.
From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2021
Piazza fouled a grounder off a letter-high inside pitch and his bat shattered, with the largest chunk - the barrel head - going back to the mound.
From Washington Times • Oct. 20, 2019
Instead, Soto lashed a rocket to right field on a letter-high fastball, a 100-plus-mph bullet that was certain to be a two-run, game-tying blow.
From Washington Post • Oct. 2, 2019
Grandal strikes out swinging on a letter-high fastball.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2018
Gillaspie got on top of a letter-high 101-mile fastball from Chapman, just as he did last week against another premier closer, the Mets’ Jeurys Familia, hitting a game-winning three-run homer in the Giants’ wild-card victory.
From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2016
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