strike
verb (used with object)
to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
nonstrike
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a word derived from
strike.
Example Sentences
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So many of his nonstrike misses were noncompetitive, meaning they weren’t anywhere near the strike zone.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2020
Since the National League went to a 162-game schedule in 1962, just 32 teams have drawn fewer than 400 walks in a nonstrike season.
From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2016
The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw led all pitchers last season with 232⅔ innings, the lowest total to lead the majors in a nonstrike year.
From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2016
Teams generally struggle to score at spacious Petco Park, but last year’s output was the Padres’ lowest in a nonstrike season since 1980.
From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2012
Chrysler declared that it had outsold Ford during early 1982, the only time it has done so in a nonstrike year since 1953.
From Time Magazine Archive
