on the barrel
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A pitch thrown that hard and that far inside isn’t supposed to be hit on the barrel while also staying fair.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
Almost everything he threw, it seemed, was easy for opponents to square up on the barrel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2024
Fewer can execute them, let alone on in one of the biggest moments of their careers, with an entire country’s hopes planted firmly on the barrel of his bat.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 21, 2023
It has two kangaroos painted on the barrel.
From BBC ● May 30, 2022
There he untied his packet, and leaving the loaves scattered on a shelf, broke the seal on the barrel of dried fish, extracted two and put them on an earthen plate.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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